Education and culture are inextricably linked. Depending on your understanding of culture, education is either seen as part of or a product of culture, or at least closely related to culture. Therefore, the study of education cannot be separated from the study of culture. As an analyst and active participant in China’s educational reform and development, Gu Mingyuan holds cultural research in high regard. He said, “Education is like a big river. Culture is the source, which constantly feeds living new water into the river. You cannot study one without studying the other.