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Why students in ancient China honoured teachers by gifting wild vegetables
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Why students in ancient China honoured teachers by gifting wild vegetables”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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 dynasty (1046–256 BC).
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Why students in ancient China honoured teachers by gifting wild vegetables
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