Do you think it is necessary to enroll your children in Chinese studies classes?

It is never out of date to learn Chinese studies.

Sinology, based on pre-Qin classics and a hundred schools of thought, covers a whole set of cultural and academic systems, such as Confucian classics in Han Dynasty, metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Taoism in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties, practical learning in Ming and Qing Dynasties, poems in Han Dynasty, parallel prose in Six Dynasties, poems in Tang and Song Dynasties, Yuan Qu and novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and historiography of past dynasties. In the history of China, "Sinology" refers to the official school headed by "imperial academy". Since "Western learning spread to the east" generally refers to "China's traditional ideological and cultural scholarship".

With regard to the definition of Chinese studies, apart from the basic definition, there is no unified and clear definition in the academic circles.

Generally speaking, Sinology, also known as Sinology or China Studies, refers to the traditional culture and scholarship of China. Chinese studies include China's ancient philosophy, history, religion, literature, customs, textual research, ethics, traditional Chinese medicine, agriculture, martial arts, geography, politics, economy, painting and calligraphy, music, architecture and many other aspects. The concept of "Chinese studies" came into being in19th century. At that time, the improvement trend of "western learning spreading to the east" was in full swing. In order to oppose western learning, Zhang Zhidong and Wei Yuan put forward the concept of "middle school" (Chinese studies), and advocated that "middle school should be the body and western learning should be used" in order to learn western civilization and restore Confucian classics in Han Dynasty.