What's the difference between Chinese studies and Confucianism?

1, Confucianism is a narrow sense of Chinese studies, and a broad sense of Chinese studies is Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

2. Sinology is based on the pre-Qin classics and a hundred schools of thought, covering the cultural essence of each historical period. In the history of China, "Sinology" refers to the Sinology headed by "imperial academy". Since "Western learning spread to the east" generally refers to "China's traditional ideological and cultural scholarship".

Confucianism is one of hundred schools of thought's theories in the pre-Qin period. Confucianism, also known as Confucianism or Confucianism, was founded by Confucius, initially referring to the state of etiquette, and then gradually developed into an ideological system centered on the order of benevolence, which was the most influential school in China and the mainstream consciousness in ancient China. Confucianism has exerted a profound influence on China, East Asia and even the whole world.