During the Spring and Autumn period of the Chou Dynasty (c. 740-426 B.C.) Min Tzu-chien, a student of Confucius, was known for his filial piety.
春秋時代魯國的閔損，字子騫，大約生於魯景王九年（西元前五三六年），是孔子的學生之一。閔子騫很小的時候，母親就去世了，父親再娶的後母生了兩個弟弟。