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The imperial examination was an ancient system for selecting officials through examinations. Scholars in the Tang and Song dynasties began to link "imperial examination" and "literature" for cross-research. The use of modern theories and methods to conduct scientific research began in the 20th century. Through the efforts of many scholars, remarkable achievements have been made in the imperial examinations and literary research in the Tang Dynasty. This book is the result of the author's multi-faceted research on the imperial examination system and literature in the Song Dynasty, inspired by his predecessors. It is divided into four aspects: the study of the imperial examination system, the study of imperial examination style, the study of the interaction between the imperial examination and various ideological and cultural studies, and the study of the relationship between the imperial examination and literature. It provides an outline and to-the-point discussion of the imperial examination system and cultural aspects of the Song Dynasty, focusing on examining the impact of the imperial examination on literature from the two perspectives of "external effects" and "internal operations." The author closely follows the problem consciousness and explores or solves several historical problems.