What are some Chinese celebrity stories about honoring teachers?

The famous stories about honoring teachers in ancient times include "Chengmen Lixue", "Zigong Honoring Teachers", "Lu Xuan Thousand Miles Seeking Teachers", "Wei Zhao Honoring Teachers", "Li Shimin Teaching Sons Honoring Teachers", and "Zhang Liang Paying Respect to Teachers", and so on.

1, Chengmen Lixue

According to the Song History - Yang Shi biography, Yang Shi was smart and clever as a child, known as a prodigy. After he passed the entrance examination, he spent a long time studying scriptures and writing and teaching in Hanyun Temple and Turtle Mountain Academy, and then he worshipped Cheng Yi, a famous rationalist, as his teacher.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a scholar named Yang Shi in Fujian Province, who was particularly fond of learning and sought teachers and friends everywhere, and studied under the famous scholar Cheng Hao in Luoyang. After Cheng Hao's death, he recommended Yang Shi to his brother Cheng Yi, who studied at the Ichuan Academy in Ichuan, Luoyang. At that time, Yang Shi was already in his forties, and his learning was quite high, but he was still modest and prudent, respecting his teacher and friends, and was y loved by Cheng Yi, who regarded him as his favorite disciple and got his true heritage.

One day, Yang Shi and his friends were traveling to Cheng Yi's house to ask for advice because they had a different view on a certain issue and wanted to get the right answer. In the middle of winter, it was freezing cold, and when they were halfway there, it started to snow. When they arrived at Cheng Yi's house, Cheng Yi was sitting by the fireplace and resting his eyes. Yang Shi two people do not dare to disturb the teacher, so respectfully stood outside the door to wait.

After a long time, Cheng Yi woke up, and from the window, he found Yang Shi and You Yi standing in the wind and snow, they were covered in snow, the snow under their feet was more than a foot thick, Cheng Yi hurriedly got up to welcome them into the house. Later, Yang Shi learned the true essence of Cheng's science, known as "Mr. Turtle Mountain", and was respected by later generations as "Cheng's authentic science". The allusion to "Cheng Men Li Xue" has become a beautiful story of respect for teachers and has had a long-lasting impact.

2. Zigong honored his teacher

Lore has it that Confucius had seventy-two famous disciples, and Zigong was one of them. The story of Zigong honoring his teacher is also very touching. One time, a doctor in the state of Lu belittled Confucius in front of other people and elevated Zigong. When Zigong heard about this, he was so angry that he immediately compared his teacher's house to a house, saying that the wall of his teacher's house was several feet high, and that the inside of the house was so rich and magnificent that it was not visible to ordinary people, while he himself had only a shoulder-high wall, which could be seen at a glance. He also compared his teacher to the sun and the moon, saying that his teacher was radiant and not surpassed by ordinary people. After Confucius' death, Zigong was so grieved that he stayed by Confucius' tomb and guarded it for six years.

3, Lu Xuan thousands of miles to seek a teacher

Anciently, there were very few schools, and it was difficult to find a teacher, and even more difficult to find a famous teacher. In order to learn more knowledge, Lu Xuan decided to go abroad to learn from a master. When he learned that Wang Anshi, one of the eight great scholars of the Tang and Song dynasties and a famous writer, was lecturing in Jiangnan, he was determined to go to pay homage to his teacher. In order to pay homage to his teacher, he wore straw shoes and carried a bedclothes on his back, and traveled a long distance of a thousand miles. One afternoon, he came to a river, there was no ferry, so he had to wade across the river with his luggage on his head.

When he reached the center of the river, he was caught in a flash flood, and the huge torrent swept him away, but fortunately he was saved by a kind boatman. After months of effort and hardship, he finally found Wang Anshi, and was exhausted when he crossed into his house. When Wang Anshi saw this aspiring young man who had traveled thousands of miles to seek education, he was very fond of him and determined to impart all his knowledge to him. Under Wang Anshi's careful teaching, Lu Xuan studied very hard, learned from many books, and had a wide range of knowledge.

Expanded Information

Zhun Shi Chong Dao (尊师重道), a Chinese idiom referring to respecting one's teachers and valuing one's education. From ? Fan Ye? The Book of the Later Han Dynasty - Kong Xi's Biography.

Respecting teachers and emphasizing their virtue 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 emphasizing the way means respecting teachers and valuing one's education. This idiom first appeared in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty - Kong Xi Chuan: "I have heard that the bright kings and holy lords all honor their teachers and respect the way."

"Emphasizing the Way" is an important feature of China's traditional culture. Traditionally, our country divides knowledge into three levels: "Tao", "Jing" and "Art". The "Tao" is the highest learning. "Jing" is the elaboration of "Tao". The "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, "If one hears of the Way, one can die in the evening".

The Chinese government decided that since 1985, September 10th of each year would be Teachers' Day. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) passed the Teachers' Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the People's Republic of China (PRC) to be formally implemented from January 1, 1994, in order to safeguard the legal rights of teachers and to improve their treatment and social status.

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Duanmu Zhi_Baidu Encyclopedia, Respect for Teachers_Baidu Encyclopedia, Lu Xuan_Baidu Encyclopedia