It began in the mid-Spring and Autumn Period and flourished in the mid-Warring States Period. At that time, the declining official school could no longer meet the needs of all social classes for talents due to political struggle, so the wind of private practice by scholars prevailed.

By the mid-Warring States period, feudalism was intensified, the wind of cultivating scholars was more prosperous, and private schools flourished. Qin abandoned a hundred schools and attached importance to the law alone, and private school was frustrated.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, private schools were promoted by the government, and they began to revive, and there were also Mongolian schools. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the private schools of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and metaphysics were huge, which was called the re-prosperity of private schools after the Warring States Period.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, official learning was extremely strong, and the imperial examination system was also improving day by day. The development of high and intermediate private schools has been restrained, but low-level Mongolian schools have been developed.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Mongolian studies began to differentiate into village studies, voluntary studies, family studies, winter studies and other forms. In the Yuan Dynasty, private schools continued to flourish, and special private schools such as social studies and temple studies showed a prosperous scene.

Private schools in Ming and Qing Dynasties have different characteristics from the previous generation. In addition to Mongolian schools, the development of senior private schools is also showing a prosperous trend. From the end of Qing Dynasty to 1949, new private schools with democratic colors and free spirit began to appear and made great progress, marking the development of private schools in China to a higher level.

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As a special education system, private schools have certain independence, but their rise and fall, development and even specific teaching contents are inevitably subject to the cultural and educational policies of the government at that time.

The rise and fall of private schools is inversely proportional to the tolerance of government cultural and educational policies. There are only two attitudes towards private schools in past dynasties: one is to support their use, and the other is to prohibit repression.

Private schools flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period because their appearance met the needs of all social strata for talents out of political struggle, so they were supported by the government.

At that time, the relationship between private schools and the government was vividly displayed in Gong Xue, Xia Ji. Xia Ji Gong Xue was founded by Tian Ji regime for the purpose of "attracting idle people", so Qi officials did not interfere much in its teaching and academic activities.

On the contrary, the monarch of the State of Qi gave the scholars high treatment both politically and materially. Qi Xuanwang recognized Shi Gui and expressed his willingness to become his disciple. Zou Yan, Chunyu Kun and other 76 scholars of various schools were awarded the title of scholar-bureaucrat.

And build a tall mansion for it beside the wide avenue to show respect and love. On the other hand, the prosperity of Qi has also brought up a large number of talents to help the world. At that time, it should be said that Qi was a great power in the East.

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