On September 28, the annual memorial ceremony in the style of the Ming Dynasty was held at the Confucius Temple in Taipei to commemorate the 2,528th birthday anniversary of the sage, presided over by Taipei Mayor Lee Teng-hui, and attended by some 3,000 people.
他們都是來參加祭孔大典的。六點不到，已有三千多人圍在大成殿前庭周圍，典禮就要開始了。祭孔大典之所以要在清晨舉行，是因為遵循古禮；古人以為祭典是神人相交的一種活動，是兩種境界的交融，而淩晨正是日、夜相交時分，正適合祈求祝禱的心靈際會。