Confucianism is often characterized as a system of social and ethical philosophy rather than a religion. In fact, Confucianism built on an ancient religious foundation to establish the social values, institutions, and transcendent ideals of traditional Chinese society.Confucianism is the teachings of Confucius (a style of teaching that many people in China follow, such as philosophy, reforms, poetry and music and belief in education) emphasizing love for humanity, peace, justice, high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors), which influenced the traditional culture of China.