Primary school is a school where people receive primary formal education and an important part of basic education. With the development of society, kindergartens have opened in front of it.

Generally, children aged 6- 12 are of primary school age, and the length of primary school education at this stage is 6 years (or 5 years in a few places). The primary education stage is followed by the secondary education stage. Primary schools are included in nine-year compulsory education, and primary education is free of charge.

Modern schools and education systems were introduced to China by western missionaries.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9 and the beginning of the 20th century, He Ziyuan, Qiu and other founders of modern education in China, despite the interference of stubborn conservative forces, successfully introduced western education (American education), established new schools, and brought civilian education into the vision of the Manchu court.

Under the pressure of this situation, the Qing government had to carry out educational reform. At the end of 1905, a new academic system was promulgated, the imperial examination system was abolished, and new schools were popularized throughout the country.

In Xuantongyuan year (1909), after the local imperial examination really stopped, western learning gradually became the main form of school education.