(idiom) a vast crowd of students; numerous disciples

Shen County in [[聊城|聊城|liao2 cheng2]], Shandong Province

Xinzhuang Town, located in Minhang District of Shanghai Municipality

literary term for many or numerous; most commonly used in the phrase [[莘莘学子|莘莘學子|shen1 shen1 xue2 zi3]] referring to a vast number of students