In 1997, Chung Yuan Christian University professor Feng Ting-ya hatched the idea of founding a "Confucius University" and using the great sage as a catalyst for promoting increased contact across the Taiwan Strait.
中原大學教授馮定亞一九九七年走訪孔子周遊列國遺跡，興起籌辦孔子大學的想法，讓孔子作為兩岸教育交流的橋樑。