Abstract：The crash courses in the late Qing Dynasty involved such aspects as teacher training, law, politics, military, schools, foreign language, hygiene, craftsmanship, farming, railway, police, prison and so on and so forth. Though the serious lack of teachers was the main cause, public opinion also facilitated the development of such an educational program. The crash courses of teacher training received a couple of criticisms for its short session, hasty syllabus, undesirable enrollments and private schools 'profit motive and so on. The change of governments' policy resulted from the improvement of school faculties. The crash courses still existed during the Republic of China, but its influence and status was rather minus.

Keyword：crash courses;the late Qing Dynasty;the New Deals in the late Qing Dynasty;