During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, feudal education in China entered a new historical stage. After the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south, it abolished the gentry dictatorship politically, strengthened centralization, and implemented the law of land equalization and the law of renting corvee economically, which promoted the stable development of agricultural production and created favorable conditions for the development of culture, education and science and technology. The rule of the Sui Dynasty was not long. It established a new political, economic, cultural and educational system, which was inherited and developed by the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, under the unified centralized rule, feudal culture and education were highly prosperous. For example, the number of schools has greatly developed, the basic teaching system has been established, and specialized schools also occupy a certain position in the academic system. A relatively complete feudal school education system was formed from the central government to the local government.

I. Cultural and educational policies in the Sui and Tang Dynasties

(A) the revitalization of Confucianism

From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, social unrest, the decline of Confucianism and the growing prosperity of Buddhism and Taoism. When Emperor Wendi ascended the throne, he realized that all three religions were acceptable. To educate the people and cultivate talents, we must worship Confucianism and promote learning.

At the beginning of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Tang Gaozu's Li Yuan was a "pretty good Confucian scholar". In order to improve the status of Confucianism, the Guo Zi School established the Zhougong Temple and the Confucius Temple, offering sacrifices at four seasons. In 624 AD, the Book of Persuasion was issued, demanding "paying attention to principal and interest and advocating Confucianism". Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, even admired Confucianism. Before he ascended the throne, he set up a literature museum in the palace, and called Fang and other 18 Confucian scholars as bachelor's degrees. In the first year of Zhenguan, Confucius was appointed as a sage and Yan Hui as a teacher. Zhenguan four years, ordered the establishment of Confucius temples in counties. In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, the Imperial edict Confucius and other Confucianism wrote the Five Classics Justice, which was promulgated in the world. This is the first Confucian classic authoritative work published by the government in history, which has become a unified teaching material for national official schools and is also used as a standard in the annual Ming Ching examination. Emperors after the Tang Dynasty basically respected Confucianism.

(2) Integrating Buddhism and Taoism.

Sui and Tang dynasties advocated Confucianism, but while emphasizing Confucianism, they also advocated Buddhism and Taoism. Buddhism and Taoism are both religions, and both advocate transcending the secular world, accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, which is conducive to the stability of the ruling order. In particular, Buddhism and Taoism have a set of theories about life and death. For example, Buddhism advocates "reincarnation of life and death" and "karma" in order to survive after death. Taoism studies the way of keeping in good health and practices the art of immortality. These have great temptation to feudal emperors and even ordinary people. Throughout the Tang Dynasty, although there were contradictions among Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, on the whole, Confucianism dominated politics, while Buddhism and Taoism only served as beliefs and spiritual sustenance.

Second, the development of school education in Sui and Tang Dynasties

In the early Sui Dynasty, the development of the school was paid attention to, and as a key point, it first promoted the Guo Zi Temple in Kyoto. Among them, five subjects are Guo Zi, imperial academy, Four Books, Calligraphy and Mathematics. With the development of the school, the management organization has also changed accordingly. Originally, Guo Zi Temple was a subordinate department of Taichang Temple. Later, its scale gradually expanded and its affairs increased, so it needed to be set up independently. In 593, Guo Zi Temple was separated from Taichang Temple and renamed Guo Zi School, which became an independent educational leading institution. In 607, Guo Zi School was renamed imperial academy, and Guo Zi took wine as the educational route.