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The Nanjing Imperial Examination Museum of China (Chinese: 南京中国科举博物馆 in Jiangnan Examination Hall, is located in the 1st Jinlin Road, Confucius Temple, Nanjing. [6] [1] [3] It is the only professional museum that reflects the content of Chinese imperial civil examination system in China. The museum, open both day and night, is ...
The first stage of the test was a practical test of various military skills, focused on Korean archery but the second stage, in which the successful applicants were selected, was an oral examination of applicants' knowledge of the Confucian canon and certain classics of military thought.
A Concise Companion to Confucius. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 268– 285. ISBN 9781118783832. Rosemont, Henry Jr.; Roger T. Ames (2009). The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: a Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 978-0824833480.
It is significant because it expresses many themes of Chinese philosophy and political thinking, and has therefore been extremely influential both in classical and modern Chinese thought. Doctrine of the Mean Another chapter in Book of Rites, attributed to Confucius's grandson Zisi. The purpose of this small, 33-chapter book is to demonstrate ...
Bu Shang (507 BC – 400 BC), [1] commonly known by his courtesy name Zixia or as Buzi (Master Bu), was an ancient Chinese philosopher and a prominent disciple of Confucius [2] who was considered one of the most accomplished in cultural learning. He was one of the five disciples who took chief responsibility for the transmission of Confucius ...
The book is based on the ancient teaching of the Chinese philosopher Confucius that emphasises the basic requisites for being a good person and guidelines for living in harmony with others. [1] Like the San Zi Jing (another classic Chinese children's text), it is written in three-character verses.
The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.The concept of choosing bureaucrats by merit rather than by birth started early in Chinese history, but using written examinations as a tool of selection started in earnest during the Sui dynasty [1] (581–618), then into the Tang ...
While inspecting Hanban, Li Changchun, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, stated that: "the construction of Confucius Institutes is an important channel to glorify Chinese culture, to help Chinese culture spread to the world", which is "part of China's foreign propaganda strategy".