This study reviewed Chinese primary school writing curriculum from 1902 to 2022 to reflect on its strengths and weaknesses. The review came to the following conclusions: 1) The teaching of writing should be done independently from general Chinese language education; 2) Teaching objectives should not be limited to skills training but should also include emotional literacy; 3) Teaching methods should be connected to the mental and physical developmental stage of students; 4) The teaching process should not be random, but should be standardized, and; 5) Evaluation of teaching should be measured on an objective and detailed evaluation scale.