What does the imperial examination three yuan mean?

The three elements of imperial examination refer to Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan and the top scholar.

1, ternary refers to the first place in the imperial examination system, namely Xie Yuan, Huiyuan and Champion. It won the first place in the provincial, national and senior high school entrance examinations in succession, which is called "Sanyuan Ji", also known as "Lianzhong Sanyuan". Sanyuan Ji is the highest honor that ancient scholars longed for under the imperial examination system, and few scholars in ancient China ever won this honor.

2. After taking the provincial exam every three years, it is also called Darby. Because it is held in autumn, it is also called Qiu Yong. People who want to take part in Qiu Yong need to pass the children's exam first. Those who take the children's exam are called "Tong Sheng", and those who pass the exam are called Qing Sheng, also known as Jian Sheng, commonly known as scholar. Only a scholar can take the provincial examination. After having passed the provincial examination, it is called Juren, and the first name in Juren is Xie Yuan.

3. The exam was held in the department of rites in the spring of the second year after having obtained the provincial examination, so it was also called Li Wei and Chunwei. Those who took the exam were those who passed the provincial exam. Gong was admitted, and the first place was Hui Yuan. Gong Kao is the emperor's examiner, and Kao Ce asked. Gong Shi took part in the Palace Examination and passed it, which was called Jinshi.

4. Three-level admission to the Palace Examination. First class for Jinshi and, second class for Jinshi, third class for fellow Jinshi. A admitted three people, the first was the champion, the second was the second, and the third was Hua Tan. After winning the first place in the provincial examination, the general examination and the palace examination, you will take the examinations of Xie Yuan, Huiyuan and No.1 scholar in succession, which is called ternary sum.

The origin of the imperial examination:

1. There were many subjects in the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, such as Scholar, Ming Jing, Gentleman, Scholar, Faming, Zi Ming, Ming suan and so on. The examination content includes current affairs raiders, posts and essays. The imperial examination in Song Dynasty includes Jinshi and Mingjing subjects, and the examination contents include Tiejing, Mo Yi and Poetry. After Wang Anshi took part in politics, he abandoned poetry and fu, iron classics, and learned from classics, theory and strategy. The imperial examination in Ming and Qing Dynasties was changed to eight-part essay.

2. In the 31st year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1905), the imperial examination was held, which lasted more than 1200 years (the last imperial examination in the world ended in Nguyen Dynasty 19 19 in Vietnam). The main examinations of the imperial examination system are held regularly.