Why was the first place in ancient scientific research called the champion?

The number one scholar is similar to the number one scholar in today's gaopu exam. At present, there are about 700 top scholars who have left their names in historical books. They all became world-famous after studying hard and became the leaders of scientific research at that time. Because literature and philosophy are the criteria for selecting talents in past dynasties, although there are many politicians and historians among these top scholars, there are still many writers. Among them, He, Wang Wei and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Meng in the Song Dynasty, Yang Shen in the Ming Dynasty, Weng Tonghe and Zhang Jian in the Qing Dynasty. The number one scholar in middle school is called "the best in the world", which is the highest honor for scholars. However, due to personal factors or the constraints of the environment at that time, most of the champions were unable to reach out and make a difference, and eventually got lost in the torrent of history.

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).