The earliest schools in China were in the period of Five Emperors. At that time, these two schools were still in their infancy, and they were called School and Yao School. In the Xia Dynasty, schools were established, which were called preface (educational place for slave owners and nobles) and school (educational place for civilians and slaves).

In the Shang dynasty, it was more standardized, with universities, primary schools, schools and preface. In addition, the school of Shang Dynasty had a unique name called Zhezong (the place where slave owners and nobles studied rites and music).

A school refers to an organization in which educators carry out systematic educational activities for the educated in a planned and organized way.

In China, the most basic institutions with educational functions have emerged. Classic works such as The Book of Rites, Imperial System, Position in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mencius on Teng Wengong, Shuowen Jiezi and so on recorded institutions such as schools, ordinary schools and pruritus, and were the earliest educational places.

The so-called "school", "order" and "school" of the earliest schools in ancient China have different names and forms, but their basic structure and functions all refer to the houses for the elderly and children. In prehistoric times, productivity was very low. In order to get food, young people have to engage in heavy hunting, fishing and bird catching.

These old people have little strength and can't catch food, but they have rich experience in survival, so the task of educating their children falls on them. At the Yangshao Cultural Site in Anbanpo, Xi 'an, the old people and children lived together in a big house, which was the earliest "school".