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Modern education in China has experienced a process of evolution from old-style education to new-style education, from semi-feudal and semi-colonial education to new-democratic education. The decline of old-style education, the emergence of new-style education, the formation of semi-feudal and semi-colonial education, and the victory of new-democratic education constitute the basic content of China's modern education history and the basic path of educational modernization. Semi-feudal and semi-colonial education, including education led by successive governments and enslaved colonial education by foreign aggressive forces, was gradually formed on the basis of the emergence of new education and is the main component of modern education. However, new democratic education represents the development direction of modern education. Education carries the mission of enlightenment and is related to the ideological and cultural quality of the nation. It is an important way to realize people's modernization and, to some extent, determines the development direction of China's modern society. Understanding the basic content and basic laws of modern Chinese education can deepen our understanding of China's modernization process and China's modern social changes.