The cultural function of education refers to the role played by the education system in the preservation and development of culture. One of the social development functions of education. The main manifestations are: selection, transmission, and preservation of culture. Education provides students with the knowledge, skills, norms and values to adapt to social life by means of open courses (the courses stipulated in the teaching plan) and hidden courses, selectively inheriting cultural heritage, and preserving social and cultural models. Create and update culture. The creation and renewal of culture is directly or indirectly facilitated by scientific research, design, and education in the education system to develop students with culturally relevant individuality and creativity. Dissemination of culture. Modern education, especially the inter-school exchanges (academic exchange, data exchange, joint training of students, etc.) of modern institutions of higher learning directly promote the spread of cultures in different societies or regions. Stratification affecting 'identity culture'. Different levels and types of education endow different individuals with a relatively special "identity culture"—certain social expectations, self-identity, self-expectations, knowledge structures, etc.