1. Education has the function of transmitting and preserving culture. "Transmission" means that in time, education promotes the physical and mental development of individuals through the inheritance and transmission of cultures in different historical periods or in different periods of the same society, which has certain historical inheritance, such as China's immortal Confucianism.
2. Education has the function of spreading and exchanging culture. "Communication" means that culture can spread in one direction through educational activities. For example, China has set up Confucius Institutes around the world to disseminate Confucius' classic works and theoretical thoughts.
"Communication" means that cultures can blend and merge in two directions through educational activities, and promote the integration of different countries and nationalities, complement each other's advantages and make common progress. For example, the development of some international academic conferences is precisely the cultural exchange and learning between different countries.
3. Education has the function of choosing and promoting culture. "Selection and promotion" means to obtain the essence of cultural content, discard its dross and eliminate bad culture through education, so as to realize the continuous development and perfection of culture.
4. Education has the function of renewing and creating culture. "Renewal and creation" means that education can activate pre-culture, constantly stimulate new cultural content, glow the vitality and vitality of culture, and truly "activate" culture.