It is dawn, September 28th. Hundreds of visitors have already arrived in Taipei's banyan-lined Talungtung area, waiting respectfully for the ceremony to begin.
9 月 28 日，天色微明的清晨，榕樹環繞的台北大龍峒內已經聚集了數百賓客，肅靜的等待祭孔典禮開始。6 點整，「釋奠典禮開始！」