1904, the Qing government promulgated the Guimao school system, drawing lessons from the Japanese school system and integrating the idea of "taking middle school as the body and western learning as the use". This paper will reveal the characteristics and defects of Guimao academic system, so that readers can better understand the educational system in this historical period.

System construction of school education system

For the first time, Guimao academic system has systematically constructed the school education system of primary school hall, middle school hall and university hall. It formally brought primary education into the compulsory education system, which lasted only five years.

Pay no attention to women's education

Guimao's academic system does not attach importance to women's education, and even expressly stipulates that men and women cannot go to the same school. This is not surprising in the social background at that time, but it also reflects the phenomenon of gender discrimination at that time.

2 1 year academic system

It takes 2 1 year to go from primary school to university! This was undoubtedly a great challenge for the students at that time.

Draw lessons from Japanese academic system

Guimao's academic system draws lessons from the Japanese academic system and integrates the idea of "middle school as the body and western learning as the use". This reflects China's reference and learning from western culture at that time.

Characteristics and defects coexist.

The characteristics and defects of Guimao academic system coexist. It was an important milestone in the history of modern education in China, but it also reflected the limitations and shortcomings of education in China at that time.