新版語文教材將增加國學內容比重

More content regarding traditional Culture will be included in textbooks for primary and middle school students to nurture their love for China's cultural legacy, reported Beijing Times.

據《京華時報》報道，中小學教材將包含更多傳統文化內容，旨在培養學生對我國文化遺產的熱愛。

The proportion of traditional culture in the updated Chinese textbooks will be raised to 30 percent for primary school students, and 40 percent for junior high school students.

小學教科書中傳統文化的佔比將提高到30%，初中教科書中這一比例爲40%。

According to the Ministry of Education's requirements, classics should take up no less than 15 percent in the Chinese textbooks for primary school students, 30 percent for junior high school students and 45 percent for senior high school students.

根據教育部的要求，小學生語文教科書中的經典文章要超過15%，初中學生教科書的這一比例爲30%，而高中生教科書中這一比例爲45%。

Wang Xuming, the president of Language and Culture Press, said that the new textbooks are aimed at improving students' moral standards and promoting traditional culture by including more Chinese classics.

語言文化出版社社長王旭明表示，出版新教材的目的是，通過更多的中國經典文章，提高學生的道德水準，促進傳統文化的發展。

The new textbooks will be used by 4 million Grade 1 and Grade 7 students across the country from the autumn semester.

今年秋季學期起，全國400多萬一年級和七年級學生將啓用新修訂的語文教材。