Teachers' day aims to affirm teachers' contribution to education. Different countries have different periods of teachers' day. In the modern history of China, teachers' day has been marked on different dates for many times.
教師節，旨在肯定教師為教育事業所做的貢獻，不同國家規定的教師節時間都不相同。在中國近現代史上，也多次以不同的日期作為教師節。
It was not until 1985, when the ninth session of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress passed the State Council's proposal on the establishment of teachers' day, that it was truly decided that September 10 every year should be the teachers' day.
直至1985年，第六屆全國人大常委會第九次會議通過了國務院關於建立教師節的議案，才真正決定每年的9月10日為教師節。
The first Teachers' Day was celebrated in Beijing on September 10, 1985.
1985年9月10日北京慶祝了第一個教師節。
The reason to choose this day is because when the fall semester begins, a fine studious atmosphere will be created if activities of respecting teachers and valuing education are held.
將教師節定在9月10日是考慮到全國大、中、小學新學年開始，學校要有新的氣象。新生入學伊始，即開始尊師重教，可以給「教師教好、學生學好」創造良好的氣氛。