Research on the Martial Arts Examination in the Qing Dynasty
by Li Lin
About This Novel
This book comprehensively refers to various historical materials such as official history, official books, regulations, local chronicles, anthologies, notes, newspapers and periodicals, and explores and uses precious archives such as the Qing Dynasty martial arts gold medal list, imperial examination papers, Jinshi registration records, township association examination records, and articles related to martial arts collected on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and abroad. It also takes the perspective of the civil and military examinations to comprehensively analyze the design and operation of the Qing Dynasty martial arts examination system. The book is divided into three volumes: the first volume, "A General Introduction to the Selection of Martial Arts Scholars," follows the clues of the times and explores the purpose and approach of the study of martial arts examinations, as well as the evolution of the system of "selecting Martial Arts Scholars by Martial Arts" in the past dynasties; the second volume, "A Discussion of the Selection of Martial Arts Scholars at All Levels," follows the clues of the hierarchy, and examines the establishment of the Qing Dynasty's martial arts examinations for children, rural examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations, focusing on analyzing their institutional changes, mid-level changes, and Distribution of groups; the second volume, "Martial Arts Theme Monograph," follows thematic clues and examines the number and distribution of martial arts scholars in the Qing Dynasty, the conferment and transfer of martial arts backgrounds, and the malpractice and abolishment of martial arts examinations; finally, it summarizes the ideals, reality, and effectiveness of the martial arts design in the Qing Dynasty, through which we can briefly see the distinction between civil and military elites and banner people in the Qing Dynasty's talent promotion and administrative system.
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