chūnguān
Minister of Spring
春官 chūnguān
- Minister of Spring
- (historical) A high-ranking official in the Zhou Dynasty responsible for religious rites, ceremonies, and sacrifices to the state and ancestors.
- Ministry of Rites
- An alias for the Ministry of Rites 礼部 lǐbù, responsible for state ceremonies, education, and imperial examinations during the Tang and Song dynasties
- imperial examinations
- (metonymy) The civil service examinations, which were administered by the Ministry of Rites
- Offices of Spring
- The title of one of the six sections of the Rites of Zhou 周礼 zhōulǐ, detailing the duties of the Minister of Spring