The imperial examination system began in the second year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty and lasted until it was abolished in the thirty-first year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. In 1300 years, there are about 750 top scientific research champions, all of whom are worried top scholars. There was a provincial capital in the Qing dynasty, and there was a saying in this place: Half the talents in the world have left here? This place is jiangnan province. Because jiangnan province was so powerful, the Qing Dynasty finally divided it into two parts, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai. With the development of economy, there are bound to be many excellent students. Just like high-level education in developed areas, there are more talents. No one in the country dares to say that jiangnan province is the first if it ranks first in the national imperial examination system and wants to rank second. This place is Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province.
According to historical records, from the tenth year of Jiading in Song Dynasty to the sixth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Xiuning County had a total of 19 people, ranking first among all counties in China. First of all, the ancient culture of respecting teachers and attaching importance to teaching prevailed in Xiuning, especially in ink painting, inkstone painting, paper making and other industries, which brought great convenience to students in Xiuning.
Secondly, the development of Huizhou merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties further stimulated the development of education in Xiuning County. The family characteristics of 19 champion were further analyzed, including 4 in wang xing, 3 in Wu, Huang and Dai, and Cheng, Jin, Wang, Bi, Ren and Shen 1. These surnames are basically large families in Xiuning and even Anhui, and their business is booming. Excellent cultural atmosphere and solid economic foundation eventually led to the emergence of one champion after another here.