Teacher Day
At Beijing’s Guo Zi Jian, or the Imperial College, the ancient ceremony of students saluting teachers is reenacted.
 
September 10th is China’s annual Teacher’s Day. Respecting and honoring teachers has been part Chinese virtues since ancient times.
 
At Beijing’s Guo Zi Jian, or the Imperial College, the ancient ceremony of students saluting teachers was reenacted. In ancient times, this ceremony was carried just before a student formally became the apprentice of a teacher. Guo Zi Jian is also where people come to pay their respects to Confucius. They strongly believe in carrying the tradition of honoring those who have passed down important lessons.
 
Some elementary school students from around Beijing came to recite the "Standards for Students", a Chinese classic poem depicting the rules of being a student. This is an old tradition that’s recently started to come back into classrooms around the country.
 
Middle school students presented a tea serving ceremony to foreign visitors, which is originally held for teachers and elders.
 
In Hainan, a blind student paid tribute to his teacher by weaving a bracelet for her. He sent it to her on Teacher’s Day to show his gratitude for the eight years she has taught him.
 
And the gratitude was felt outside the mainland as well. In Sydney, Australia a Chinese school held a party for the September 10th occasion. Students were reading their compositions in Mandarin, and sending flowers to their teachers. Now there are over 140 Chinese schools in Sydney, for those wanting to be well versed in the Chinese language and culture.
 
SOURCE: china.org.cn
 
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