"Old-style Private Schools" and "Private Tutors" in Ming Dynasty

Old-style had reached unprecedented heyday in Ming dynasty.Because of the relative openness in imperial examination system and the powerful practice of educational policy by the government and the society,the distribution and development ofOld-style Private Schools are characterized by the tendency of more deepened development and increasingly became a main component of private education in Ming Dynasty.The deepened development ofOld-style Private Schools not only enhanced the development and prosperity of the elementary in the society,but also the great increase in the number of tutors and in the scale.However,the increase greatly exceeded the social demand for such schools and tutors,and there emerged the imbalance of supply exceeding demand.