Teacher's Day in China

Today, September 10th is 教师节 (Teacher's Day-jiàoshī jié) in China. Here is all you need to know about Teacher's Day in China! China legislates for setting up Teacher's Day on September 10th in 1985. Since then, this day becomes a special day to strenghen the Chinese traditional morality - 尊师重教 (zūnshīzhòngjiào - respect teachers and value education). Today we would like to take this chance to share something interesting about teachers and education in China. The first and also the most famous teacher in China It's 孔子(kǒngzǐ - Confucius)！ Confucius Most people know 孔子 as a famous Chinese philosopher. But actually he is also the earlist educator in China. More than 2000 years ago, 孔子 was the first teacher who started up his own private school and enrolled students widely so that everyone could have an opportunity to receive education regardless of their social class. 孔子 had around 3000 students in all and he took a group of students to travel around China to spread Confucianism for years. After 孔子 passed away, the students and their students recorded his words and deeds, compiled them into a book called 论语 (Lúnyǔ - The Analects of Confucius), which is one of the most important Confucian classics. 孔子 tried to advocate his political ideas for his whole…