Abstract: During anti-Japanese war,as the National Government strengthened its control over Western Hunan area,there was an obvious modern trend in the curriculum of schools at various levels in Western Hunan minority area.At the same time,the internal schools and teachers brought new teaching approaches to Western Hunan area,which greatly promoted the teaching approaches in Western Hunan.The changes in curriculum and teaching approaches in Western Hunan area have adopted and reflected the requirement of the time.

Key words: anti-Japanese war, western Hunan area, curriculum, teaching approaches, modern