On The Relations Between The Highest Imperial Examination Of Tang Dynasty And The Development Of Social Culture

The pursuit of imperial examination in Tang Dynasty had made a great influence on the economy, politics and culture in this period, which is beyond the imperial examination system itself. Above all, the highest imperial examination was the most ingenious, which had been paid the most attention by the emperor and people. The highest imperial examination also made a profound historic significance in the development of society.This thesis is based on perspective of the social culture, from the highest imperial examination to probe into not only the setting and development of the highest imperial examination, but also the relations between the imperial examination and the development of social culture.The subjects and standards of admission were not immutable, which also rectified and changed with the times. In the course of change, the factors of academic culture were still increasing and augmenting. In the beginning of Tang Dynasty, the highest examination only had the subjects of Shice. 705AD, the procedure of Shitiejing, Shizawen, and Duice had been set up. The subjects and standards of admission also changed from prose, verse to treatise. With the development of the highest examination, the educational institution, academic culture such as classicism, literature, law and calligraphy were also thriving, which promoted the prosperity of social culture.The various examinations and checks of securing official positions for the successful candidates had also augmented the standards of cultural quality, which not only gave the official positions for the successful candidates, but also did prove the demands of culture in the community.More and more successful candidates got their official positions had not only reformed the class status and cultural quality of officials, but also did a profound influence on the social sense.The setting, evolution and development of the highest examination had countless cultural ties between the communities, which made the prosperity of Tang Dynasty.