Tourists will vote on cartoon depictions of thinker and educator Confucius, in a campaign that was launched at the beginning of this month in Qufu City, hometown of Confucius in east China's Shandong Province.
3月初，在中国东部的山东省曲阜市，也就是孔子的故乡发起了一项活动，游客们将评选出大思想家、教育家孔子的卡通形象。
The city held a Confucius cartoon competition in October, to promote Confucius among the younger generation, according to the city's cultural heritage bureau.
根据曲阜市文物局报道，该市于去年10月举办了“少年孔子卡通形象”大赛，旨在年轻一代中弘扬孔子。
By the end of February, more than 200 images had been entered. They will be exhibited in the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, and visitors can vote for their favorite.
截至今年２月底，相关部门共收到参赛作品200余件。这些作品将会在曲阜孔庙诗礼堂集中展示，并请游客投票评选出最受喜爱的一个。

The top 10 will be announced early April, said the bureau. Artists will also be invited to participate in the selection process. Qufu city government hopes the winning pieces will embody the image of Confucius in his youth, for example, "a modest, self-disciplined gentleman who is diligent and eager to learn."
该文物局表示，排名前10的作品将会在4月初公布，同时相关专家也将邀请参与作品的评选过程。曲阜市政府希望评选出的作品能体现出少年孔子的“谦谦君子、敏而好学、积极向上的布衣少年”形象。
Liu Feng, deputy director of the city's cultural heritage bureau, said that the winning cartoons will be used on different tourism products.
曲阜市文物局副局长柳枫表示，评选出的少年孔子卡通形象将会用在多样化的旅游纪念产品上。
Confucius often features in Chinese cartoons as a generic bearded old man in a robe. The selection of an image depicting Confucius in his youth would refresh people's opinions of the sage.
在中国漫画中，孔子的形象通常是留着胡须，穿着长袍。少年孔子卡通形象征集活动将改变人们对这位圣贤的形象的看法。
Born near the present-day city of Qufu, Confucius (551-479 BC) founded a school of thought that influenced later generations and became known as Confucianism. He is believed to be the first person to set up private schools in China and enroll students from all walks of life. Confucius is regarded as a symbol of China's culture and intellectuals. There are about 1,300 Confucius temples in China and overseas.
孔子（公元前551-479年）出生在现今的曲阜市附近，创立了对后世影响深远的学派，也就是众所周知的儒家学说。他被认为是中国设立私塾的第一人，招收来自各行各业的学生。孔子也被认为是中国文化和知识分子的象征。国内外孔庙共有大约1300座。