From the onset of the Opium War in 1840 to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the field of educational studies in China experienced a developmental trajectory characterized by its inception, evolution, and maturation. During this period, the convergence and integration of Chinese and Western educational philosophies led to the emergence of a rejuvenated Chinese educational perspective. Over the span of more than a century, successive generations of scholars contributed collaboratively to the transition from traditional to modern, and subsequently to contemporary educational paradigms.