RECONSTRUCTING THE ROUTE IMPORTATION OF GERMAN ART EDUCATIONAL IDEAS

This Learning Unit aims at helping the readers to get a glimpse of the big picture of the importation ofGerman art educational ideas to China in the early 20th century. This big picture includes the importationof Western visual arts, aesthetics and art education before 20th century and the historical, political, social-cultural context. The Learning Unit consists of two parts. The first part presented in a timeline which describes the events from late 16th century to early 20th century. The second part depicts how and whyWestern, especially German ideas of art education was imported to China through tracing the importationof the term art education.