20世纪初中国的性教育

Sex Education in China in the Early 20th Century

中国现代意义上的性教育始于２０世纪初，而不是６０年代中期。教育界率先以学校为主，进行开拓性的研究和实践。 １９２０年潘公展编译 Ｂｉｇｅｌｏｗ著 Ｓｅｘ Ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ，为最早翻译成册的性学专著。此外报刊也发表了甚多的性教育和节育的文章；《教育杂志》、《妇女杂志》等还发行了性教育和节育专号。到１９３７年仅性教育书籍已近１００种。１９２２年新学制颁布后，教育部在《学校卫生实施方案》和师范等学校的课程标准中，均规定有性教育的内容。

Modem sex education in China was initiated in the early 20th century, not the 1960' s. Schools turned out to he pioneers in experiments and studies. In 1920, Sex Education by Bigelow was translated into Chinese by Pan Gongzhan becoming the first book on sex science in China. Many articles on sex education and birth control began to appear on newspapers and magazines. Special issues of various periodicals like Education and Women were circulated. By 1937 there had already been nearly 100 kinds of books on sex education. After the new school system was introduced in 1922, the Education Ministry included sex education in School Hygiene Enforcement Act and curriculum standards of normal schools.