What kind of course is Chinese?

It is not only a practical tool to standardize language, but also a kind of culture and art, and it is also a science to accumulate and develop spiritual wealth.

It is characterized by the unity of instrumentality and humanity. Chinese is also the main subject offered by schools and other educational institutions in China. Chinese textbooks in China generally teach China's lingua franca (Chinese).

Philology is a general term for studying language and characters from the perspective of literature, which generally includes philology, exegetics, phonology, collation and so on. China is rich in ancient literature, with special characters and developed Chinese, so Chinese in a broad sense should also include linguistics, that is, linguistics and philology.

history

At the end of the Qing Dynasty 1904, the school's articles of association were promulgated and China Liberal Arts was established. Before and after the May 4th Movement, Chinese classes were offered in primary schools and in middle schools, with classical Chinese as the main teaching material, supplemented by new literary works.

After 1949, Chinese mainland collectively referred to Mandarin and Chinese as Chinese, which is a major subject in Chinese mainland schools. Often refers to Chinese language and literature, mainly in vernacular Chinese, supplemented by classical Chinese, and the proportion of classical Chinese gradually increases with the increase of grade. Generally, Chinese subjects in primary and secondary schools are usually abbreviated as Chinese, but in universities, they are often not abbreviated but only full names.