Vatican in Chinese / Japanese...

ba chi kan

バチカン is the Vatican in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana , it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

bachikan shikoku

This is the Japanese title for Vatican City.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Katakana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

fàn dì gāng chéng

梵蒂岡城 is the Chinese name for Vatican City, capital of the Holy See.

kǒng zǐ

koushi

공자

孔子 is how to write the name of the great sage, known in the West as Confucius.

His real name is Kongzi (The name Confucius is a westernized version of his name - his family name is Kong, and "zi" was added as a title of distinction).

He lived some 2500 years ago in Qufu, a town in modern-day Shandong Province of Northern China (about 6 hours south of Beijing by bus). He was a consort to Emperors, and after his death, the impact of his philosophies still served to advise emperors, officials, and common people for generations.

Also during these thousands of years, the Kong family remained powerful in China, and the Kong estate was much like the Vatican in Rome. The Kong estate existed as if on sovereign ground with its own small garrison of guards and privileges of a kingdom within an empire.

This was true up until the time the Kong family had to flee to Taiwan in 1949 when the Red Army took victory over the Nationalists during the Revolution. The home of Confucius was later razed and all statues defaced or stolen during the Cultural Revolution. Finally, after years of smearing his name and image, it is once again okay to celebrate the teachings of Confucius in mainland China.