Classical studies in kindergartens has become more fashionable, but in the mainland the educational environment is fiercely competitive. Even getting into a good elementary school entails being tested and paying bribes under the table, so the pressure to advance is felt right down to the toddlers graduating from these kindergartens, and it can impinge seriously on their classical studies time.
幼稚園娃娃時興讀經，但在升學主義競爭劇烈的大陸，連要進入重點小學都有台面下的考試及贊助費，升學的壓力向下降到了這些幼稚園才畢業的娃娃身上，也嚴重擠壓到他們的讀經時間。