On The Commercial Version Of Chinese Textbook In Primary And Middle School Of Modern Times (1904-1937)

At the end of Qing Dynasty,the country had become more and more decayed,and then the thoughts of saving the nation by education prevailed in China.With the implement of "new policy",large quantities of schools were developed,all kinds of former Chinese textbooks used by the primary and middle school were not suitable,so the newer Chinese textbooks were urgently in need.Organized by Xia Ruifang,Cai Yuanpei,Zhang Yuanji,Gao Mengdan,ere,the Commercial Press published the first Chinese textbook with the perfect form and content,--Newest Chinese Textbook written by Jiang Weiqiao and Zhuang Yu, which was opening a new era for the Chinese textbook in primary and middle school of Modern China.After the Republic of China being founded,depending on the excellent editor group,the advanced printing equipments,the progressive compiling idea and the abundant fund,the Commercial Press published a series of Chinese textbooks,such as Republic Chinese Textbook,New Body Chinese Textbook,Innovation Chinese Textbook,New Educational System Chinese Textbook,New Writing Chinese Textbook,New Eve Chinese Textbook,Basic Chinese Textbook,Reviving Chinese Textbook,etc,which made a prominent contribution to the advancement of editing Chinese textbooks and the development of Chinese education in primary and middle school.The evolution course of the commercial version Chinese textbook in primary and middle school was just a epitome of modernization of Chinese textbook in education history.As the first Chinese textbook in primary and middle school in China,the Newest Chinese Textbook written by Jiang Weiqiao and Zhuang Yu,its advanced idea and editing style can be a forerunner of Chinese textbook,and had played a leading role for the other Chinese textbook's compilation.What's more,the illustration in it adapted different age features,and aroused studying interests.Republic Chinese Textbook suited Chinese political system transformation,and advocated democracy and republican idea vigorously,which adjusted to the change of current political situation.The Innovation Chinese Textbook not only compiled the Chinese textbook originally with the colloquial style which made a response to National Language Movement,but also its content was more suitable for the students' age feature.The publishing of The New Educational System Chinese Textbook and the New Eve Chinese Textbook promoted the level of edition,and The Reviving Chinese Textbook showed the people's patriotic emotion after the nation suffering disasters.In the developing process of commercial version Chinese textbook in primary and middle school,its editing style and the content consummated unceasingly.It not only provided high-quality Chinese textbook for primary and middle school,it also provided many precious experiences for other publishing house.At the same time,it promoted the modernization of Chinese education in primary and middle school of China,also provided many valuable experiences of compiling contemporary Chinese textbook in primary and middle school.The first chapter introduces some motivations of commercial version Chinese textbooks in primary and middle school.The second chapter takes the educational system as an entry point,and then recounts the evolution process of commercial version Chinese textbooks.The third chapter is about the features of commercial version Chinese textbooks.The fourth chapter summaries respectively the relationship between commercial version Chinese textbooks and New Cultural Movement,the Chinese education in primary and middle school of Modern China,and the compiling contemporary Chinese textbooks in primary and middle school.