The profound reshaping of educational models by digital technology has presented the course of Ancient Chinese Literature with the dual proposition of upholding traditions and pursuing innovation: it must not only anchor the essential core of literature as the study of humans and safeguard the bottom line of inheriting humanistic spirit but also take digital humanities as methodological support to break through the cognitive boundaries and efficiency bottlenecks of traditional teaching. Based on the core stance of methodological innovation rather than technological dependence, this paper systematically analyzes the theoretical compatibility between digital humanities and ancient Chinese literature teaching, clarifies the progressive logic from digitalization to datafication and then to intelligentization, and directly addresses the dual dilemmas of technical thresholds and humanistic alienation. On this basis, it proposes a three-dimensional integration framework driven by humanistic spirit, empowered by digital methods, and co-constructed by teachers and students, constructing a new teaching paradigm featuring problem orientation, technical adaptation, and value return. This study provides a path reference with both theoretical depth and practical feasibility for the curriculum reform of ancient Chinese literature in the new era, promoting the innovative development of traditional humanities disciplines in the wave of digitalization by taking technology as a tool and humanism as the soul.

Li Li, Yan Wang. Exploring the Path of Digital Humanities Empowering the Teaching Reform of Ancient Chinese Literature. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 1: 26-31. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2026.080105.

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