Ehsan Doostmohammadi, associate researcher with the School of History and Culture at Southwest University, has translated many Chinese literary classics into Iranian, including Confucian books Daxue and Zhongyong.

Doostmohammadi said he believes that Confucius' ideas can help to solve many of the problems that humankind faces nowadays.

He also thinks that many of Confucius' ideas have become a reality in China.

Check out the video to learn more about what he had to say during an interview with China Daily at the Nishan Forum on World Youth, which was held in Qufu, Shandong province on Sept 26.