Great importance was attached to education under the Han dynasty, and during the reign of emperor Wen Di, the far-sighted grand tutor Jia Yi stressed the urgency of educating the crown prince. As a result the Han emperors enjoyed high educational levels compared with rulers in other periods of history.
漢代重視教育，在漢文帝時，眼光宏遠的太傅賈誼特別提出教育太子的急迫性，平均而言，漢代皇帝的教養在歷代帝王中也是口碑最佳者。