每年的冬至都要邀请一些乡里的贤人参加这项盛大的典礼。

Local sages are invited to the grand ceremony in midwinter every year.

在周代，凤鸟不是王权的象征，而是臣服于王权的“贤人”“君子”的象征。

In the Zhou Dynasty the Fengniao was not the symbol of king′s power but that of the worthy who w…

所以，英明的君主宁愿舍近求远，这样就能保全功业，尊崇“贤人”，下级也就会乐于尽心竭力了。

Thus the wise ruler would rather take the long process than the short process, so that he is able to complete his achievements, respect the Capable and have his subordinates give their best for him.

最后，他们还创立了议会(贤人会议)，向国王提供建议，这就成为了今天仍存在的枢密院的基础。

Finally, they created the Witan (council or meeting of the wisemen) to advise the king, the basis of the Privy council which still exists today.

孔庙，是祭祀孔子及其夫人亓氏和七十二贤人的地方，是推广儒家教化而兴建的重要礼制性建筑。

Confucian Temple is the place where people offer sacrifice to Confucius and his wife and 72 sages and it is an important feudal ethical building for promoting Confucian culture.