During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Mi who studied very hard. He is a student of Kong Kun, a doctor of literature. Li Mi studies very hard and is eager to learn. A few years later, Li Mi's knowledge surpassed that of his teacher Kong Kun, who asked Li Mi for advice. Students write songs: "Qing Cheng Lan, Lan Xie Qing, Teacher He Chang, Ming Dynasty."

What does the story "Shine on You" tell us?

Shine on you is better than blue, which comes from Xunzi's "Persuasion". Xunzi used indigo as a metaphor for a rising star who made academic achievements, and blue grass as a metaphor for their teachers or predecessors. Metaphor means that people can improve through study or education, and it is often used to mean that students surpass teachers or future generations surpass predecessors. Cyan: indigo, cyan pigment. Blue: Polygonum cuspidatum, a kind of grass that can extract pigment. Indigo is extracted from Polygonum cuspidatum, but its color is darker than Polygonum cuspidatum.

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Li Mi, a scholar in the Northern Wei Dynasty, studied very hard, studied under Kong Kun, a doctor of literature, and made rapid progress. [1] A few years later, Li Mi surpassed his teacher Kong Kun, and Kong Kun asked Li Mi for advice. Students write songs: "Qing Cheng Lan, Lan Xie Qing, Teacher He Chang, Ming Dynasty."