As described in 100 Biographies of the Republican Era, "As news of Kung Te-cheng's birth spread, the sound of firecrackers rang throughout the city of Qufu in celebration of this much longed-for boy."
「當孔德成誕生消息傳出後，曲阜全城都鳴放鞭炮，為這一難得的男孩而慶祝。」《民國百人傳》中描述。