Talking About Ancient Times, This Is What Official Career Is All About

Name: Talking About Ancient Times, This Is What Official Career Is All About
Author: Zhang Cheng

谈起古代，仕途就这回事

by Zhang Cheng (张程)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

The yamen system, also known as the bureaucracy, is a specialty of Chinese history, and the culmination of various official pathologies is the "official-based" culture that has permeated the details of Chinese society for thousands of years. "Talking About Ancient Official Careers" by Zhang Cheng sorts out all aspects of ancient officials from recruitment to retirement. Readers can shuttle among high-ranking officials, junior officials, fallen scholars, hermits, monks and even common people, wandering between different dynasties and various yamen. Unofficial history and legends are taken as seriously as official history, and occupy a prominent position in this book. The traditional textual research interpretation is perfectly combined with fashionable popular writing, rigorous historical care and relaxed storytelling.

Reader comments

This book is very interesting! Just like the author said, "Experts watch the door, and laymen watch the excitement." Even if we don't understand the specific details of ancient official careers, we can still see the various officialdoms and the bustle of the market from the book. And I think this book not only talks about ancient times, but also reminds me of the current social attitude towards officialdom. Just like a friend of mine who only wants to take the civil service exam and thinks that is the sign of success. This book helped me understand his ideas better and also allowed me to see some similarities between ancient times and modern times. "The imperial examination room leads to the officialdom", this sentence really points out the core!
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