Teachers' Day is an important holiday in China, and it has been around for thousands of years in some ways!
In old times, a similar holiday 1 by people on the birth of Confucius. Besides celebrating Confucius' birth, all teachers had2 day off and received dried meat as gifts. Excellent teachers3 got silver coins.
Modern Teachers' Day in China was set up by the government in 1985. The government hoped4 more people would know the importance of teachers through celebrating this holiday. Now, people celebrate Teachers' Day5 September 10th every year.
One of6 Teachers' Day celebrations is visiting the old school. This allows students who have graduated (毕业) to show thanks to7 old teachers. For students still in school, there are many ways 8 thanks to their teachers, such as sending cards, writing letters, or giving flowers. Many schools have class celebrations on this day as well. For example, some classes will give "Most Popular Teacher" awards.
In China, people9 teachers to gardeners (园丁) and students to flowers. This comes from the idea that students need love and care to grow10 , just like flowers, And, of course, the most skilled gardeners grow the most beautiful flowers!
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