"Golden List" is a ranking list that reveals palace examination's achievements in ancient imperial examinations. The real source of "to be the first" is the ancient imperial examination in China, which embodies the desire of parents and candidates for the ideal results of the examination, implies the successful admission of the examination, and encourages people to strive to be winners in the competition.
Usage: Generally used as predicate, object and clause in a sentence, which has a positive meaning and is often used with "laurel of the moon".
From the third volume of Tang Yanyan, the king of the Five Dynasties: "It is still the spring of last year to wait for a new success in the No.1 scholar. Every time the greenhouse is asked by red makeup, why is there only one person? "
Today, I was admitted to the imperial examination, or that spring (meaning things are different). Among the flowers, there are beautiful women visiting frequently. Why do you come here to review alone?
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Since the establishment of the imperial examination system in Sui and Tang Dynasties, studying as an official has become the right way for scholars all over the world to seek fame. According to statistics, from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than one million people, more than 100,000 scholars and more than 700 scholars. The word "No.1 scholar" was once called "Zhuangtou" in the Tang Dynasty. Because regular candidates who take the ritual test must register for the ritual test before the test, that is, fill in their resumes. After the admission to the Palace Examination, the list will be released, and the person who ranks first is the "leader".
It was not until the early years of the Ming Dynasty that the imperial court clearly stipulated that the "champion" was the proper name of the champion. Palace exam is the last sprint of scientific research and the most glorious exam. The emperor gave a question, and the marking minister marked it. The top ten papers were presented to the Emperor's Imperial View, and were given to the Jinshi after the imperial examination, but this is not the final list. According to the regulations of the Qing dynasty, after the court examination, the new Jinshi should wear official uniforms, wearing three crowns with nine leaves and standing behind the officials.
The emperor visited the Hall of Supreme Harmony and read out the ranking of candidates, which is called biography or biography. In fact, it is a ceremony for the emperor to announce the ranking of the number one scholar. This way was formed in the Song Dynasty, and it was the most grand in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many anecdotes about such a grand ceremony. For example, those who won the championship by sumo wrestling and lottery, those who moved the emperor to win the championship because they could eat steamed bread, those who won the appreciation of the emperor by calligraphy and were hand-picked as champions, and those who fell behind because of their low face value. What's even more strange is that there are still some candidates who are lucky enough to be among the best or miss the top of the gold medal list just because their names are good or not.