Professor is the highest level of university teachers' titles. In Chinese, the word "professor" comes from the meaning of "imparting knowledge to dispel doubts", which is the name of academic officials in ancient China. China Han Tang Imperial College had a doctor who taught students, and the doctor was a later professor.

In the Song Dynasty, central and local schools began to set up professors. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were Confucian professors in state capitals, and there were Confucian professors in official schools in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the establishment of the new school in the late Qing Dynasty, the university set up full-time faculty and associate faculty.

The position of ancient professors

In China, there was a doctor in imperial academy during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the doctor was later a professor. In the Qing Dynasty, teachers who worked at the government level were called "professors", teachers who worked at the county level were called "fatwas" or "instructions", while teachers at lower levels were called "professors" to show their respect, regardless of rank.

As a result, the official position of "professor" is still very high in the hearts of ordinary people, and everyone loves it. In fact, their positions are indeed higher than those of local officials and patrolmen.