EAST 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Qing Dynasty, Shiming, Serval
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Terms: examination culture in qing china, elite culture, art in the qing, culture clashes. China"s examination hell: examination system primary means of recruitment to civil service, reinforced perception of early qing rulers as confucian, quota system- only a small number of candidates could pass. Number of people taking the exam goes up every year. Small number of people passing and declines every year: gambling examinations - last serval days. Require memorization and pressure: day in the life of exam candidate. Examiners were told were to go the last possible minute to avoid cheating. Each capital there were examination compound - cluster of single cells 1 men. 3 pieces of wood: bench, table, holder. 3 days and two nights in this cell to complete test. Deposit their human waste at the end of the lane. Many who attend the exam were elite and not used to this hardship. Canon indicated the exam was over the next day.