In the early Republic of China, popular lecture was outstanding. The civilian education took learning words education as center in the early years, later turning to carry out four kinds of education, namely literature education, hygiene education, livelihood education, citizen education. 民初社会教育以通俗演讲最为突出,平民教育运动初期以识字教育为中心,后期实施四大教育,即文艺教育、卫生教育、生计教育、公民教育。