At first, the champion was called the "champion". It turns out that the taxis that took the exam in the Tang Dynasty were sent to Beijing by state tributes, and "forms" need to be delivered before taking the exam, which is similar to the situation of filling in the information in today's exam. After the exam, the one who puts the highest score at the front is called "head". The first person is also called the champion because of his head shape.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial examination was listed as the number one scholar, the number two scholar and the number two flower explorer, collectively known as the "Three Ding Family". The position of the champion is becoming more and more special. As usual, the new champion is edited by Liu Pin Hanlin Academy. Hanlin is called "storing the phase" because this position is closer to the emperor and the chances of promotion are faster than those in the same list.
In the court examination in Qing Dynasty, the examinee's calligraphy is the main way to judge its quality. The Qing government originally only required the papers to be neat and tidy, which was convenient for examiners to read. During the reign of Kangxi, Kangxi, who was middle-aged, became interested in calligraphy, so all the scholars in the world practiced calligraphy diligently under the influence of the upward trend and downward trend. This trend has a great influence on the selection of top scholars. In the 30th year of Kangxi, palace examination elected Wu Min as the number one scholar, but Kangxi liked the calligraphy of Dai Youqi, who ranked second, so Dai Youqi became the number one scholar appointed by hand.
The first scholar in China's imperial examination history was the grandson of Tang Wude in the fifth year (AD 622).
The last scholar was Liu Chunlin in the 30th year of Guangxu (1904).