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| − | The National Academy, also known as the Imperial Academy or by a variety of other English translations, was the chief educational institution in [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing Dynasty]] [[ | + | The National Academy, also known as the Imperial Academy or by a variety of other English translations, was the chief educational institution in Imperial China. Existent in various forms since the [[Sui Dynasty]], it was originally known as the ''Guóxué'', and later came to be known as ''Guózǐjiàn''. In the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing Dynasty|Qing Dynasties]] in particular, those who passed the provincial-level [[Chinese imperial examinations|imperial examinations]] (known as ''jǔrén'') were able to enter the ''Guózǐjiàn'' to study for the metropolitan and palace level exams, in order to earn the ''jìnshì'' degree. A small number of [[Ryukyuan students in China|Ryukyuan students]] from the scholar-aristocracy of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] studied there as well. |
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Revision as of 14:00, 11 February 2014
- Chinese: 国学 (guóxué) 国子監 (guózǐjiàn)
The National Academy, also known as the Imperial Academy or by a variety of other English translations, was the chief educational institution in Imperial China. Existent in various forms since the Sui Dynasty, it was originally known as the Guóxué, and later came to be known as Guózǐjiàn. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties in particular, those who passed the provincial-level imperial examinations (known as jǔrén) were able to enter the Guózǐjiàn to study for the metropolitan and palace level exams, in order to earn the jìnshì degree. A small number of Ryukyuan students from the scholar-aristocracy of the Ryûkyû Kingdom studied there as well.
References
- Benjamin Elman, A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China, University of California Press (2000), 144.
