The Search History Of China Liberal Education

From the beginning of human civilization, freedom is an eternal and immortalpursuit. In every sea and field changes and dynasty changes, Freedom appears in frontof us by different forms. Although it cannot achieve, the heart yearned for it. Pursuesthe freedom, is to the individual existence respect, is to the comprehensively stretchesof the individual life and is to the strength display of potential. Human getsself-achievement and pursuit freedom in education. Freedom is the power of thecomprehensive development, liberal education is the education which made human tobe human, and also is the only way for the individual development.However, most scholars don't think china has the spirit of freedom, especially inthe traditional Chinese education what is enveloped by Confucianism, it is difficult tocreate liberal education. So there are not many people research the Chinese traditionalliberal education. But freedom is the human nature, Asians and Westerners are bothhuman, why is it that only the West have liberal education? In fact, there are"people-oriented",attentions of human nature,advocated of the comprehensivedevelopment in the traditional Chinese education. In this sense, this is the traditionalChinese liberal education what took root in traditional Chinese culture and grow withit. It is covered, and it is unknown by most people.This paper sets out meanings of the freedom and thought of liberal education,and on the basis of this finding the history development of the liberal education in theChinese education, summing up the characteristics, analysis its causes. The purpose isto make it clear that the liberal education presence in the traditional Chinese education,and from the rich resources of the traditional liberal education, It can draw inspirationas a content of the modern liberal education, and develop theoretical depth andbreadth.