Mencius (372-289 BCE), Mengzi, Mencius (one of the Four Books)

beginning of summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar

beginning of spring, first month of the lunar calendar

eldest daughter

beginning of autumn, seventh month of the lunar calendar

beginning of winter, tenth month of the lunar calendar

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

careless, incoherent, sloppy...

Confucius and Mencius

the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens), tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

root of a moso bamboo

father

(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning, Mencius' mother, three moves

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning