Handwritten Copy of Qing Dynasty Examination Paper Year: 1890s-1900s Call Number: RTC39229 This book is an accordion-bound, annotated edition. Its title is determined by the inscription on the cover of the original book. A total of 23 selected eight-part essays from the Ming and Qing dynasties are copied. Each selected essay is circled in red and followed by comments. With the improvement of the talent selection system through examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties, eight-part essay anthologies and examination books on the art of imperial examinations emerged. It was a common practice for scholars at that time to study and learn from the essays and policy essays of previous eight-legged essays and policy questions, or to simulate the questions in past imperial examinations. 214 40
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