Based on consulting much historical literature of Shuyuan in Ming and Qing dynasties, the present thesis.

But the upper college education fell into the chronic illness of inanity.

Yan Yuan,a famous thinker and educationist,stood firm against Neo-Confucianism and advocated real learning,so as to change the academy education,formulated the hero conception and reformed the traditional system.

As academy education marks the beginning of new development of Chinese ancient education, this paper describes the new instruction belief in academics of Song Dynasty which brings vitality to the education while it indicates that humanism as well as morality education should be the focus of education.

China s Shuyuan Education and the Spirit of Universities;

Ma Yi-fu pays more attention to the classic education, with regarding it as basic, emphasizes general education, opposes more classification of the modern schools, advocates Shuyuan education, attaches importance to "free speaking"; pursuits "the return of human nature" and thought and practice of humanism education and is similar with liberal education of Newman.

Consequently,the Ming and Qing education overthrows the tradition of valuing literature established in Tang and Song dynasties,and contrarily takes an exclusive attitude toward literature.