The imperial examination system was perfected in the Tang Dynasty, and the permanent subjects in the Tang Dynasty included Ming Classics (mainly studying Confucian Classics) and Jinshi (mainly studying poetry and political theory).
In the Song Dynasty, the Jinshi branch evolved into the only branch in the imperial examination system. If you want to pass the exam, you must pass the palace entrance exam presided over by the emperor.
The imperial examinations in Ming and Qing dynasties were mainly eight-part essays and poems. The title of the eight-part essay comes from the four books and five classics, which is slightly similar to the Confucian classics in the Song Dynasty, but the wording should be the tone of the ancients, the so-called generation of sages. The structure has a certain program, the number of words is limited, and the syntax requires parallelism.
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Ancient imperial examinations
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: the bachelor's examination (that is, the juvenile examination), the rural examination, the general examination and the palace examination.
In order to qualify for the official imperial examination, people in the Qing Dynasty must first take an examination of their children. People who take an examination of their children, regardless of their age, are called children's students, and they are called students only after they enter school (there are official schools, state schools and county schools in the Qing Dynasty).
Students are disciplined by instructors (professors, scholars, teachers and instructors) as soon as they enter the school. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, students were still studying in Gong Xue (there were monthly classes and quarterly exams, which later became a name), also known as earning a living, commonly known as scholars. This is the starting point of "fame".
There are three kinds of students: the best students are those who have a certain number of places and are subsidized by the government for daily use; Followed by co-opted students, there are also some places, which are the genus of alternate students; The new "enrollment" is called additional students, which is to prepare for the expansion of enrollment. Every year, students will take political exams, and they will rise and fall in turn according to their grades.
The official imperial examination is divided into three grades: after having obtained the township examination, the senior high school entrance examination and palace examination.
After having obtained the provincial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, an examination was held in the provincial capital every three years. The person who took the examination was called Juren, and the first person who passed the examination was called Xie Yuan.
Imperial Examination, an examination held every three years in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, can be attended by juren from all provinces and imperial academy Jian-guo students, and 300 students are admitted as Gong Shi, with Huiyuan as the first place.
Palace examination is the highest-level examination in the imperial examination system, and the emperor asked himself in the palace to decide the first place.
Admission is divided into three grades: first-class and third-class, awarded the title of "Jinshi Ji", the first champion (Dingyuan), the second, the third Tan Hua, collectively known as "the top three"; A number of dimethyl, given the name "Jinshi origin"; Number three, given the name "with Jinshi origin"
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