"Severity" among Chinese educators was a result of the habits of teachers and the demands of parents. But "severity" is not equivalent to "beating." Teachers who use corporal punishment on their students may simply be grabbing at the cultural tradition that they find most convenient.
中國人的嚴教，受到老師的習慣和家長的要求這兩方面的影響，但「嚴」卻絕不同等於「打」，體罰學生的老師也許只是撿拾了他們認為最方便的文化傳統。