The scholar was an examination system, the highest honor at the last minute exam (the Tang Dynasty when the province of trial, Song after the successful candidates), 。 Scholar also known as Ding Yuan, Dian-yuan.
The first Number One Scholar is in Tang Dynasty . History as a champion Tang Wu De five years (622 years) of the scholar Sun Fu gal. 。 Finally a scholar of the Qing dynasty, thirty years (1904) champion Liu Chunlin, champion in 1300 to a total of 504 people (if including the Liao Dynasty 18, Jin 15, Atlantic States (Chang Hsien-chung) a person, Taiping 14 people, a total of 552 people ).。 China's oldest champion Volume "Ming Zhao Bingzhong successful candidates champion volumes."
There is also means Martial in the first, known as the knight.
The name scholar with the second place, third overall, as in fact all of society accustomed to using the title. In the official release of "Gold List" above, it will only call it "the first one A", "1 A second" and "a third one."
Chinese history, many prominent politicians, writers and many of which are jinshi origin, but not necessarily in particular are mostly champion. In theory, the scholar should be the successful candidates in the test measures the performance of the best, but in fact has often not the case. After the Song Dynasty, will be successful candidates ranking of power in the hands of the emperor. But who is the champion may not necessarily set to the candidates to answer all the contents of the criteria. History, often because the candidate's name, appearance, place of origin, among other factors to change the bang in the rankings. Qing Dynasty emperors also used to set the calligraphy paper abilities of the contents of the response turned out to be followed. |
