SCHOOLCHILDREN IN THE TRADITIONAL GOWNS OF CHINESE SCHOLARS MILL AFTER PARTICIPATING IN CEREMONY ..., 1998-09-28...

SCHOOLCHILDREN IN THE TRADITIONAL GOWNS OF CHINESE SCHOLARS MILL AFTER PARTICIPATING IN CEREMONY MAKING TEACHER'S DAY AT TAIPEI'S CONFUCIUS TEMPLE. Schoolchildren in the traditional gowns of Chinese scholars gather in the rain at Taipei's Confucius temple September 28 after participating in a ceremony marking Teacher's Day, a Chinese tradition marked on the birthday of the scholar-philosopher Confucius. The sage, who lived from 551-479 B.C., is revered among tradition-minded Chinese as the "teachers' teacher" and Monday is the 2,548th anniversary of his birth.