The initial educational activities were integrated with human production and social life, and people mainly taught knowledge and skills through words and deeds. With the improvement of productivity and the gradual increase of material wealth, some people can get rid of manual labor and specialize in mental activities; At the same time, language has been enriched and developed. In this way, an independent educational institution, the school, was gradually formed, and the appearance of the school marked that human educational activities entered a conscious historical period.

According to research, in the late primitive society, there was a special place to educate teenagers, which was the bud of the school. Teenagers receive some training here, learn to take care of themselves, and take part in social labor, such as building houses, farming, harvesting and looking after livestock. Learn to sing, dance, play games, and learn manners and rules of conduct.

School development:

In Shang Dynasty, the place where people went to school was called "East". In the Zhou dynasty, it was called preface. So in the end, my old friend still used the state level as the name of the school.

Sinology: Schools in the pre-Qin period were divided into two categories, one was Sinology and the other was Rural Studies. Chinese studies were established by emperors or princes, including imperial schools and primary schools. Both imperial academy and primary schools teach Six Arts, but each has its own emphasis. Imperial academy attaches importance to rites and music, and primary schools attach importance to the number of books.

Township schools: Township schools are established by local governments, such as counties and counties. It is an institution opposite to Chinese studies.

Xia Ji Gong Xue: This is a famous academic institution. This is the Gong Xue of Xia Ji established by Qi Xuanwang during the Warring States Period. It is also the birthplace of what we call a hundred schools of thought. Located under Linzi Xiaomi. At that time, it was the gathering place of Legalists, Confucianists, Mohists, Taoists, Yin and Yang, farmers and other factions. Debate on promoting learning, comment on current politics, and Christian teaching. It formed the first big collision of ideology and culture in the history of China.

Imperial academy: an educational institution and the highest institution of higher learning in feudal times. Since Wei, Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties, imperial academy or imperial academy has been established with different names and different systems. The students of this institution are called "Imperial College Students" or "National Students".

Imperial academy: imperial academy was established in the Han and Wei Dynasties, changed to "Guo Zi School" in the Western Jin Dynasty and changed to "imperial academy" in the Sui Dynasty. From then on, imperial academy and Imperial College called each other the highest institution of higher learning and the highest educational administrative institution.

Academy: an independent educational institution from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Generally speaking, it is a private place where people gather to give lectures and learn knowledge. There were four academies in the Song Dynasty. The Donglin Academy in Ming Dynasty, which we are familiar with, trained a number of Lindong party member such as Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou.