The Han Dynasty was a period of great development of ancient education in China, and a relatively complete education system was established from the central government to the local government. Official credits in Han Dynasty are divided into two categories: central official schools and local official schools, and private schools also developed greatly in Han Dynasty. There are three important schools of official school that need to be mastered: Imperial College, Hongdu School and Wen Weng Star School. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion, that is, to oust a hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone, and then set up imperial academy in Chang 'an as the highest institution of learning at that time.
Hongdumen School was founded by Emperor Gaozu Liu Hong, and portraits of Confucius and his 72 disciples hung in the school. However, Hongdumen did not study Confucian classics, but explored disciplines such as Ci Fu and calligraphy. In the Han Dynasty, when Confucianism was the sole respect, it was a great contribution of Hongdumen to education to change the old concept that Confucianism was the only educational content and advocate the study of literature and art.
Emperor Han Jing went to Wen Weng, the prefect of Shu County, and found that the local culture was backward, so he sent people to Beijing to study, set up a palace of literature and develop education. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty acceded to the throne, he was very appreciative of Wen Weng's deeds and ordered all counties and countries to set up schools in imitation of Shu County. Wen Weng began to study, which was the earliest local education in the Western Han Dynasty.
Private schools in Han Dynasty were mainly divided into libraries and classics halls. The library mainly studies literacy education and reading and writing training. Jing Guan, also known as Jing She or Lu Jing, appeared earlier in the Han Dynasty. It is a more advanced private school than a library, and in fact it is a place where famous scholars gather to give lectures.