孟 - chief, beginning

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

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

Confucius and Mencius

eldest daughter

beginning of summer

root of a moso bamboo

beginning of spring

beginning of winter

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

(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

Bombay (old name for Mumbai)

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius