imperial examination system
Imperial examination refers to a way of selecting officials through examinations in past dynasties. It is called imperial examination because it adopts the method of selecting scholars by subjects. From the Sui Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial examination system of 1300 years was implemented. By the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination had formed a complete system, which was divided into four levels: academy examination (that is, juvenile examination), rural examination, general examination and court examination. The content of the examination is basically Confucian classics, with the sentence of "Four Books" as the topic, and the article format is eight-part essay, and the interpretation must be based on Zhu's "Four Books Notes".
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Delivery test
Delivery test is also called "child test"; The local imperial examination was presided over by academic officials in Ming Dynasty and provincial academic institutions in Qing Dynasty, including three stages: county examination, government examination and university examination. Only by passing the college examination can you enter the government, state and county schools, so it is also called the entrance examination. Candidates, regardless of age, are called Tong Sheng.
Triennial provincial juren examination (held in the provincial capital during the Ming and Qing Dynasties)
The triennial examination held in provincial capitals (including the capital) in Ming and Qing Dynasties is also called Qiu Wei (examination room) because it is held in autumn and August. The examiner was appointed by the emperor. After the exam, the positive and negative lists will be released. The positive list is called, the first place is Jieè yuan, and the second to tenth place is "Asian dollar".
a general examination for students from various schools
The exam held every three years in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also called spring latitude because it is held in spring. The examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and the emperor appointed the president and vice president. Juren from all provinces and imperial academy's supervisor students can take the exam. Three hundred students were admitted to Gong Shi, and the first one was Huiyuan.
The final imperial examination (presided over by the emperor)
Gong Kao is the emperor's examiner, and Kao Ce asked. Gong Shi participated in the palace test, and after winning the prize, they were collectively referred to as Jinshi. The palace exam is divided into three levels of admission. The first one is for Jinshi and, the second one is for Jinshi origin, and the third one is for Jinshi origin. The first one admitted three students, the first one is commonly known as the number one scholar, the second one is commonly known as the second one, and the third one is commonly known as Tan Hua, which is collectively called Sandingjia. Second place, first place, commonly known as biography.
The first prize was awarded editing by the Hanlin Academy, and the second prize and flower detective were awarded editing by the Hanlin Academy. The rest of the Jinshi took part in the imperial examination and studied the poems and fu written by the imperial edict. Jishi Shu, who is good at literature and calligraphy, was chosen, and the rest were awarded to the headmaster (staff of various ministries) and magistrate of a county (in fact, to get the position of headmaster and magistrate of a county, you need candidates and alternates, and you can't be an official for life).
Jishi Shu held a "three-year-old" exam at the end of his three-year study in the special church (also known as the ordinary church) in imperial academy. Those with outstanding achievements were awarded the editor by imperial academy (originally the second-class editor in imperial academy and the third-class editor in imperial academy), and the rest were assigned to the ministries as principals or provincial magistrates.
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