There were schools in China more than 4000 years ago. At that time, the name of the school was "Itch". A higher-level university is called "upper itching", and a lower-level primary school is called "lower itching". In the Xia dynasty (2 1 century-BC16th century), schools were divided into four grades, namely, learning, eastern class, western class and school.

In the Shang dynasty (BC16th century-BC 1066), the names of these four schools were Xue, Right Sect, Left Sect and Order Sect.

Later dynasties also set up schools in the palace, which were called "Biyong" and "Chengjun".

In the Han Dynasty (AD 206-AD 23), the highest level school was called imperial academy, and the following schools were called East Learning, West Learning, South Learning and North Learning. Later, imperial academy was changed to Guozixue, Guozisi and imperial academy. The Han Dynasty was a prosperous period in the history of ancient education in China. Schools in the Han Dynasty were divided into official schools and private schools. Among them, the private school library, also known as Mongolian school, is a private school, which is equivalent to the primary school level.

In the recent Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-191), "imperial academy" was no longer a school, but became a national specialized management education. At this time, ordinary schools are called "academies", "study rooms" and "private schools".

In the twenty-ninth year of Guangxu, the Qing government promulgated the Charter of Playing Schools, which not only clarified the whole school education system, but also stipulated the curriculum of schools at all levels. The primary school curriculum published in "Play Learning Charter" is the first formal primary school curriculum in China.

Palace examination is the highest-level examination in the imperial examination system.

Second place in the imperial examination.