The development of teacher education in China over the past century has a distinct historical context:adhering to the essence of traditional culture while integrating external influences has been the"gene"of modern teacher education in China.Exploring Chinese characteristics in teacher education theory and training models has been the main theme of teacher education development,and establishing a people-centered teacher education has been the relentless pursuit in new China.Teacher education under the leadership of the Communist Party of China emphasizes the integration of foreign experience with Chinese reality,and the combination of common values with the general populace has shaped significant historical features that distinguish modernization of Chinese teacher education from that of the West.In the new era,the modernization of Chinese teacher education carries new implications based on the historical experiences of combining"two elements".It is a modernization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China,focusing on answering questions about what kind of teachers to cultivate,how to educate them,and for whom they are being cultivated,and aiming for the high-quality development of the teacher workforce.