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== What Is | == What Is In This Collection? == | ||
This collection | This collection includes records from 1646-1904. It is a collection of palace examinations from the Han Yu-shan Collection of the East Asian Library at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Han Yu-shan was a professor in the History Department at the university. | ||
Until 1905 | Until 1905 Imperial China used civil service examinations to select candidates for government jobs. The exams tested knowledge of classical literature and Confucianism texts. Although the exams were open to all Chinese men, usually only wealthy families had the time and money to devote to studying for the exams. There were four levels of the exam, each one promoting the test taker in social class and eligibility for government jobs. | ||
===Reading These Records=== | |||
These records are written in Chinese. For translation help, see the section [[#For Help Reading These Records|For Help Reading These Records]]. | These records are written in Chinese. For translation help, see the section [[#For Help Reading These Records|For Help Reading These Records]]. | ||
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