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LESSON 3 · Wisdom of the East

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How long has the Confucius family tree been maintained?

Over 2,500 years — the longest known genealogy

The Kong family genealogy traces Confucius's descendants across more than 80 generations and roughly 2,500 years, making it one of the longest continuously recorded family trees in the world.

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