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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2025, 8(1); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080112.

A Brief Introduction to Tao Xingzhi's Civilian Literacy Textbook

Author(s)

Ya Meng

Corresponding Author:
Ya Meng
Affiliation(s)

Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing, 400065, China

Abstract

A hundred years ago, Tao Xingzhi's "Thousand Character Course" for the common people was a typical representative of the common people's literacy textbook, which became popular and had a wide and profound impact. It not only has advanced ideas and great emotions, but also has the meaning of enlightenment and spiritual cultivation; Not only does it have a clear purpose and principles, but it also has a complete system and systematic knowledge, as well as appropriate content and scientific compilation methods. In terms of knowledge content, concept cultivation, and principle system, it has opened up the knowledge system of future civilian literacy textbooks. To this day, despite the fact that the proportion of illiterate people aged 15 and above in China still accounts for 4.94%, the civilian literacy textbooks, which were once the main tool of the literacy movement and were printed more than 70 times a year, still have value for re examination and reference.

Keywords

Tao Xingzhi, civilian textbooks, thousand character course

Cite This Paper

Ya Meng. A Brief Introduction to Tao Xingzhi's Civilian Literacy Textbook. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025) Vol. 8, Issue 1: 72-76. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080112.

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