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Jinshi (Chinese: 進士; pinyin: jìnshì) was the highest and final degree in the imperial examination in Imperial China. [1] The examination was usually taken in the imperial capital in the palace, and was also called the Metropolitan Exam. Recipients are sometimes referred to in English-language sources as Imperial Scholars. [2] The jinshi ...
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 ...
Du Shoutian (Chinese: 杜受田, 1787–1852), courtesy name Zhinong (芝農), was a Chinese statesman of the Qing dynasty.. Du Shoutian was the son of Du E (杜堮). He obtained the highest degree in the imperial examination and was selected a shujishi of the Hanlin Academy in 1823.
In AD 607, Emperor Yang established a new category of examinations for the "presented scholar" (jinshi ke 进士科). These three categories of examination were the origins of the imperial examination system that would last until 1905. Consequently, the year 607 is also considered by many to be the real beginning of the imperial examination system.
The operations of the examination system were part of the imperial record keeping system, and the date of receiving the jinshi degree is often a key biographical datum: sometimes the date of achieving jinshi is the only firm date known for even some of the most historically prominent persons in Chinese history.
MAT – Mathematics Admissions Test (Oxford, Imperial College). [18] STEP – Sixth Term Examination Paper in Mathematics (Cambridge, Imperial College, Warwick). [19] Test of Mathematics for University Admission (LSE, Bath, Durham, Lancaster). [20]
Li Yingzhen (Chinese: 李应珍) (1250–1283) was a Jinshi in the Jiaxu year of Xianchun (1274). He was the deputy envoy of Guangxi Province. Liu Yingshen (Chinese: 刘应莘) (1251–1324) became a Jinshi, passing the imperial examination in an unknown year.
In 1811, he obtained the position of advanced Jinshi (進士) in the imperial examination, and in the same year he gained admission to the Hanlin Academy. Lin's scholarly excellence earned him widespread recognition, elevating his career prospects. He rose rapidly through various grades of provincial service.