1. Nature: Education Bureau is the government department in charge of education and language work, and Culture and Education Bureau is the government department in charge of local cultural and artistic undertakings.

2. Main responsibilities: The main responsibilities of the Education Bureau are to be responsible for basic education, special education, vocational and technical education, out-of-school education, adult education and higher education, to coordinate, guide and supervise the education work of counties and relevant departments, to be responsible for the construction of the national contingent of teachers and educational administrative cadres, and to work on the qualifications of principals of primary and secondary schools. The main duty of the Bureau of Culture and Education is to carry out law enforcement inspection on the local cultural market.

3. Jurisdiction: In some areas, cultural and educational functions are integrated in the same department, which is called the Bureau of Culture and Education. In some places, culture and education are managed by different departments. For example, culture is managed by the Cultural Bureau and education is managed by the Education Bureau.