Record of the Imperial Examination System in the Qing Dynasty and Related Works

Author: Shang Yanliu
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book consists of two monographs and five articles. A Record of the Imperial Examination System in the Qing Dynasty provides a detailed introduction to the various examinations for scholars, juren, and chuanjin, as well as the different levels within these categories. It also describes the examinations conducted after the abolition of the imperial examination system and the supplementary examinations associated with it. Examples are given to explain the eight-legged essay and the shiti test, and it touches on examination cases and anecdotes. The book includes over fifty photographs. A Brief Account of the Imperial Examination System During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom introduces the examination system and content implemented during the more than ten years of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's existence. The individual articles mainly recall personal experiences with the imperial examinations and the process of becoming the last juren (provincial-level top candidate) in the final imperial examinations.