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Ancient Chinese students honored teachers with wild vegetables

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In ancient China, students honored their teachers by presenting them with gathered wild vegetables, a tradition dating back to the Zhou dynasty. This practice symbolized a pure pursuit of knowledge, with specific plants like water celery and white wormwood being favored for their fragrant and ethereal qualities. The ceremony involved students wearing blue gowns, bowing before memorial tablets, and performing a group dance to express respect and dedication to their studies. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fran Lu ·

    Why students in ancient China honoured teachers by gifting wild vegetables

    While it is common for Chinese people to hold banquets for teachers upon graduation as a way of honouring them – a traditional value – in ancient China, students expressed their respect for teachers differently: by presenting them with vegetables. The tradition began in the Zhou …

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