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The Influence of Imperial Examination System on the Society and Culture
of Yunnan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

GAO Ming-yang   

  1. School of Humanities,Yunnan Minzu University,Kunming Yunnan,650031,China
  • Online:2014-11-01 Published:2014-11-01

Abstract:

The imperial examination system(IES)is an important component of Chinese feudal political system. Created in
the Sui Dynasty,it had a significant and profound impact on various aspects of the ancient Chinese society. The development of
the imperial examination system(IES)in Yunnan was relatively late,which began to be implemented in the Yuan Dynasty,and
not until the Ming and Qing Dynasties did it begin to be put into practice widely and get a great development. Its application in
Yunnan had been greatly contributed to the development of education,improvement of the entire social cultural level,formation
of learning ethos,and the changing of social atmosphere there.

Key words: eight-episode essay, the imperial examination system(IES), Yunnan province, education, cultural level, social
customs