{
  "id": 17048463,
  "title": "Why students in ancient China honoured teachers by gifting wild vegetables",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/why-students-in-ancient-china-honoured-teachers-by-gifting-wild",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3372585/why-students-ancient-china-honoured-teachers-gifting-wild-vegetables"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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). On the first day of school, students wore blue gowns and brought their teachers wild vegetables…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}