In the thirty-first year of Guangxu (1905), Empress Dowager Cixi issued an imperial edict, announcing the abolition of the imperial examination from the thirty-second year of Guangxu.

Imperial Examination was an examination system for selecting talents in China feudal dynasty. It began in the Han Dynasty and was formed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Candidates in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were the first to take the children's exam, and the participants were called Confucian scholars or children's students regardless of age. After admission, they are called students, that is, scholars. The scholar is divided into three classes. The best student is Lin Zhong, who is given food by the government every month. The second good result is called proliferation, and no food is provided. There are certain quotas for students and students. Thirdly, the results are the students in the attached middle school, that is, the students who just entered the school. Only those who have obtained the qualification of scholar can take the official imperial examination. The official imperial examination is divided into three grades: Zhongju, Zhongju and palace examination. After the provincial examination, it is held in the provincial capital every three years, which is called Dabei. The person who is admitted is called Juren, the first name is Jieyuan, and the second name is Yayuan. The exam was held in the department of rites in the spring of the second year after the provincial examination. The applicant is Gong, and the first one is Hui Yuan. Palace examination is the highest level examination, presided over by the emperor himself, and the person who takes the examination is Gong Tu. If you are admitted, you will be called a scholar. The first place is the champion, the second place is the second place, and the third place is the flower exploration. Together, it is called a tripod. Erci was born a scholar and his name has been passed down through the ages. The top three students are the same as Jinshi. The so-called "three elements" are the solutions, skills and champions mentioned above. According to this system, a scholar is the starting point of fame. If you rank first in the level 3 exam, this is the "three yuan" in the company. According to historical records, from the implementation of the imperial examination to the abolition of the imperial examination, there were 13 people in a row. They are: Zhang Zhun in Tang Dynasty, Sun He, Wang Zeng, Song Cong, Yang Zhi, Wang Ruocuo and Feng Jing in Song Dynasty, Meng Songxian in Jin Dynasty, Wang Chongzhe in Yuan Dynasty, Shang Lu in Ming Dynasty and Chen Jichang in Qing Dynasty.

1September 2, 905, Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong called for the suspension of the imperial examination in order to promote learning and apply it. Since 1906, the Qing court issued an imperial edict to stop all township examinations and provincial examinations. The ministers of the Ministry of Housing quickly distributed all kinds of textbooks and instructed the governors to raise funds. The prefectures and counties quickly set up primary schools in the township.

The imperial examination system is a system of selecting officials by setting examinations in various feudal dynasties after Sui Dynasty, which is named after selecting officials by subjects. There was a way to take exams in the Han Dynasty, but it was a temporary measure and did not form a customization. Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty abolished the "Nine-grade Zheng Zhi System" monopolized by clans. In the seventh year of Emperor Kai (AD 587), there were two subjects: ambition, honesty, honesty and economy. When Emperor Yang-ti was born, he was placed in the Jinshi Department. In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the branch of Jinshi, the branches of Jinshi, Farming, Shu Ming and Shu Ming were re-established, and the branches of Yishi, Sanshi, Kaimo, Tongzi and Taoju appeared. Wu Zetian personally entered the palace for the exam and added martial arts. The holder of the imperial edict is called the Ministry of Production. Among all the branches, the Jinshi branch is the most important and lasting branch. After the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination system only had Jinshi. Poetry and prose were the main examinations for scholars in Tang and Song Dynasties. Song Shenzong JaeHee Ningshi changed from Anshi to Jingyi. The Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were also equipped with tools. Confucian classics in Ming and Qing dynasties are based on the sentences in the Four Books and Five Classics, and the format of the article is eight-part essay, and the interpretation is based on Zhu's Notes on the Four Books.

19 After the 1980s, with the spread of western learning and the development of Westernization Movement, the imperial examination system changed. 1888, the Qing government allowed students to take mathematics degrees, and included natural science in the examination content for the first time. 1898 added a special topic on economics and recommended talents who keep pace with the times. At the same time, under the suggestion of Kang Youwei and others, we should abandon stereotyped writing and try our best to make strategic proposals based on current events, and it is strictly forbidden to judge the merits of the Model Law. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Cixi ordered all the exams to remain unchanged.

190 1 After the implementation of the "New Deal" by the Qing court in September, officials from all over the country invited them to review the imperial examination reform and restore the economic specialty. 1June, 904, the Qing court promulgated "Playing School Rules". At this time, the imperial examination has been changed to eight-part essay, but it has not been abolished. Because the Imperial Examination is the seat of Li Lu, people flock to it and it is difficult to develop new schools. Therefore, Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong, who were authorized by the Qing court, combined educating people and selecting talents with schools. At this point, China's imperial examination system, which lasted for more than 1300 years, was finally abolished, and the imperial examination was completely separated from school education.