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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in 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. | 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 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. | 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. | ||
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=== Reading These Records === | === Reading These Records === | ||
These records are written in Chinese. For help reading these records see the following: | These records are written in Chinese. For help reading these records see the following: | ||
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*[http://kwanfamily.info/culture/familytitles_table.php Chinese Kinship Terms Table] | *[http://kwanfamily.info/culture/familytitles_table.php Chinese Kinship Terms Table] | ||
*[http://www.mandarintools.com/calendar.html Western-Chinese Calendar Converter] | *[http://www.mandarintools.com/calendar.html Western-Chinese Calendar Converter] | ||
=== To Browse This Collection === | === To Browse This Collection === | ||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||