"Zhong" refers to the three cardinal principles and eight aims, namely, Ming De, Xin Min and Supreme Good; Confucianism with discipline, knowledge, honesty, honesty, self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world as its core. "Western learning" refers to social sciences such as natural science, business science, education, foreign trade and public law of nations introduced into China in modern times.

On the basis of maintaining the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty, he advocated adopting specific methods of natural science, technology, culture and education, such as gun-making, railway construction, mining and wire laying, to save the ruling crisis.

There is no doubt that the idea of "Chinese style and western use" has promoted the development of education in China;

1, the introduction of western cultural and educational contents and the initial transformation of traditional education at the institutional level objectively promoted the disintegration of the feudal education system.

2. It broke the pattern of unified education of Confucianism in China and opened the door to the transformation from traditional education to modern education. The imperial examination reform, academy reform, the introduction of new academic system and new teaching methods have become possible. ?