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Honoring teachers is a traditional Chinese virtue

Respect for teachers is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, which has been passed down from generation to generation throughout the ages. It reflects the wisdom of the Chinese nation from another side. Respecting teachers and valuing the way means respecting teachers and valuing their teachings. This idiom first appeared in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty - Kong Xi Chuan: "I heard that the bright kings and saintly lords, all of them honored teachers and valued the way."

Ancient Chinese sayings: "the country will rise, must be noble teacher and heavy Fu", "the teacher, the model of the people also", "one day for the teacher, lifelong father", "there are three people, the father of the king and the teacher is also", etc. This fully embodies the Chinese people, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher, the teacher and the teacher. This fully embodies the Chinese people "respect for teachers" moral concept. Many stories have been passed down from ancient times. For example, "Zigong respect for teachers", "Wei Zhao respect for teachers", "Li Shimin teach his son to respect the teacher", "Zhang Liang worship teacher", "Lu Xuan thousands of miles to seek a teacher", "Chengmen Lixue" and so on.

"The importance of the road" is an important feature of China's traditional culture. Traditionally, our country has divided knowledge into three levels: "Tao", "Jing" and "Art". Tao" is the highest level of knowledge." Jing" is the elaboration of "Tao"." Art" is the means and methods of practicing the "Tao". In ancient times, all schools of thought regarded "Tao" as the greatest learning and the ultimate goal to be pursued. Confucius said: "When you hear the Tao, you can die in the evening".