Villagers in Longquan Village, Yongnian County, Hebei Province, when compiling the Records of Longquan Village and collecting historical materials, found in the village the test paper that Meng Yu, a villager of this village, took the Hanlin exam during the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty (1890), which truly recorded a historical aspect of the imperial examination system in Qing Dynasty.
There are 10 papers in this Hanlin dynasty. On page 1-2, Meng's resume shows that he took the Hanlin exam in Guangxu Gengyin, when he was 34 years old, and attached his rankings of taking the Shuntian township exam, the second exam of Baohetang, the Cohen exam and the royal exam of Baohetang, as well as his great-grandfather Meng Guanglong, his grandfather Meng Zhaode and his grandfather Meng Xianchun. Pages 3-5 are 12 titles and names of ministers who read papers; At the end of the fifth page, Meng Hanlin's exam results are attached, and the academician courtyard is awarded the first class and the thirtieth place. Page 6- 16 is the answer to his test paper, which involves three articles, including On Jia Yi and Dong Zhongshu.
According to experts in Yongnian County, this paper of Hanlin Dynasty is complete and clear, which is rare in northern China and even the whole country. It is of great reference significance for studying the imperial examination system in Qing Dynasty and the development of European regular script. Meng, 1856, a native of Longquan Village, Yongnian County. Guangxu was a juren in the year of Ji Mao (1879) and a scholar in the year of Geng Yin (1890). He used to be the editor of imperial academy, praised Zuo Chunfang's kindness, and went to the Senate as an assistant reader of imperial academy. 19 14 died at the age of 58.
The above is related to the Gengyin year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, and it is about the sharing of Qianlong. After reading the year of Ganlong Gengyin, I hope this will help everyone!