After the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War, Kung Te-cheng evacuated with the Nationalist government to Taiwan where the current Ceremonial Official to Confucius is based. Until 2008, the office of "Ceremonial Official to Confucius" had the same ranking and remuneration as that of a cabinet minister in the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan. On the other hand, Yan Shiyung (顏世鏞, the last Ceremonial Official to Yan Hui, 1903–1975) and Kung Xiangkai (孔祥楷, the last Dacheng Zhisheng Xianshi Nanzong Fengsi Guan, 1938-) did not move to Taiwan, so their title was abolished after the establishment of People's Republic of China.