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History of
Education
in China
By Charline & Yaling
30 century B.C.- 1600 B.C.
 庠者，养也；校者，教也；序者，射也
 Basic needs, wisdom, experiences, shoot
16th century B.C.
late "Xia Dynasty"
 16th century B.C. during the late
"Xia Dynasty" (1523-1027 B.C.).
 Oracle bones
11th century -17th century
(3600yrs)
 Curriculum:
文武(knowledge and Kongfu)，礼仪
(polite behavior)，乐舞(music and
dance)，天文(astronomical)，历法
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(history and laws)
Papermaking
and printing
created a sheet of paper
using mulberry and other bast
fibres along with fishnets, old
rags, and hemp waste.[1]
 Printing 1040
770-221 B.C. Han

The teachings of Confucianism during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States
periods (770-221 B.C.), the curriculum were mainly based on The Four Books and
The Five Classics.
 The Four Books:
The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, Confucian
Analects and The Works of Mencius.
 The Five Classics:
 The Book of Poetry (also known as The Book of Songs, The
Book of Odes), The Book of History, The Book of Rites, The
Book of Changes, and The Spring and Autumn Annals.
Acknowledged subjects of the Confucian culture in the feudal
society in ancient China.
 Confucianism probably is the biggest
influence in education of China
throughout the entire Chinese history.
 Later in Han dynasty, a form of public
education system was established.
 Not only elites but common man can
also use education as a path to
become a better man, a gentleman.
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Confucianism
 仁居于核心，仁、义是基础
 六德 morality (智、信、圣、仁、义、忠)，
 六行 behavior （孝. 友、睦、姻、任，恤)、
 六艺 skill (礼、乐、射、御、书、数)
 六德 morality (智、信、圣、仁、义、忠)，
wisdom, righteousness, loyalty, holy
 六行 behavior （孝. 友、睦、姻、任，恤)、
filial piety, friendly, harmony, marriage,
responsibility, sympathy
 六艺 skill (礼、乐、射、御、书、数)
courtesy, music, shoot, imperial, books,
math,
 During Han dynasty, the first civil service exam
was set up.
 Confucianism was one of the key subjects to study
for the civil service exam.
 Provincial schools were established countrywide
and the Confucianism tradition of education was
spread all over China.
 The civil service exam used till Qing dynasty.
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The end of the Qing dynasty
1911 until now
 More western influence on Chinese
education.
 After the defeat of the British army in the
Opium War (1840-1842), scholars and
government officials suggested a major
restructure of education system,
developing new areas such as foreign
language, science and technology.
 In 1911, the Qing Dynasty itself was
overthrown by revolution, and a republican
form of government was established.
 At that time, government completely
abandoned the traditional way of
education.
 New educational models from European,
American and Japanese were set up in
China.
Basic Education
 3 yrs pre-school
 6 yrs primary school (5-yr in rural areas in
1980s to 1990s)
 3 yrs junior high school
 3 yrs senior high school
 2-3 yr colleges (vocational-technical)
 4 yr colleges (bachelor’s degree)
 2-3 yr Master degree
 3 yr Doctoral degree
Learning mostly through
1) Listening
2) note-taking
3) reading
the textbook
Activities such as problem solving, critical analysis, collecting evidence
and experimentation are rare
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Learning Dimensions
 Moral
 Intellectual (math,
languages,
biological, history,
geography…)
 Physical ( PE,
sports)
 Aesthetical (arts,
drawing, music…)