The modernization of higher education in China began with the Reform Movement of 1898. The Reform Movement of 1898 was an important political reform in the modern history of China, and it was also an enlightenment trend of thought, which promoted ideological emancipation, social progress, ideological and cultural development, and promoted the progress of modern China society. The main contents of the Reform Movement of 1898: reforming government institutions, abolishing redundant staff and appointing reformists; Encourage private enterprises to set up industrial and mining enterprises; Open new schools to attract talents, translate western books and spread new ideas; Establish newspapers and open their opinions; At the same time, it is stipulated that stereotyped writing, redundant yamen and useless official positions should be abolished in the imperial examination in the future. -General knowledge education.