xiāng​shì

provincial imperial exam

乡试 鄉試 xiāng​shì
provincial imperial exam
The triennial provincial-level civil service examination held in each provincial capital during the Ming and Qing dynasties; candidates who passed became a 举人 jǔ​rén and the top candidate was called the 解元 jiè​yuán.

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