Articles 38 to 41 of the Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulate compulsory education textbooks: "Textbooks are compiled according to the national education policy and curriculum standards, with simplified contents, selected necessary basic knowledge and skills, economical and practical, and quality guaranteed. State functionaries and textbook examiners shall not participate in or participate in the compilation of textbooks in disguised form. " "The state implements a textbook examination and approval system. Measures for the examination and approval of textbooks shall be formulated by the administrative department of education of the State Council. Textbooks that have not been approved shall not be published or selected. " "Textbooks are determined by the competent price department of the State Council in conjunction with the publishing administrative department in accordance with the principle of meager profit. The competent price departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, together with the publishing administrative departments, determine the retail price according to the benchmark price. " "The state encourages the recycling of textbooks."

The textbooks of nine-year compulsory education are constantly being revised with the continuous progress of society. In order to keep up with the development of the times and meet the needs of the times, in the process of compiling, old and out-of-date content will always be deleted and replaced by content with distinctive characteristics of the times. Cultivate qualified talents who stand at the forefront of the times and meet the requirements of the times for the country.