Wu Ce In The Ming Dynasty Imperial Examination Were Admitted - Davydenko Recorded

The foreword gives a brief introduction to the study purpose and study method of the the-sis. Because no people has made researchs into the ShiWuCes(a type of essay in accient Chi-na on current affairs, they are called "S. W. C" for short) of the imperial examinations inMing Dynasty in a systematic and thorough way, the author tries to research into them prelim-inarily from the vangle combining the study of documents with history.The thesis is divided into four parts.Part Ⅰ The Masterial Carriers of the S.W.C in Ming DynastyIn this part, the author gives a clear introduction to all kinds of Dengkelus(the originalrecord of the imperial examinations), some other documents of the imperial examinations,ShiLus(the chronicles of the emperors) of the Ming Dynasty and the collected works carriersof the S. W. C of the Ming Dynasty──all kinds of extant Dengkelus by their present situa-tion of collection. At the same time, in order to make an orerall comprehension of the spaceand time of the extant Dengkelus and the utilization of the thesis, the author makes a formaccording to the distribution and utilization of the Dengkelus.Part Ⅱ The Origin, Development and Change of the S.W.C of the Ming DynastyIn this part, the author introduces the history of the S. W. C and the imperial examina-tion system. The imperial examination by S.W. C started from the Han Dynasty, developpedin the Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasty, and reached its summit in the Ming Dynasty. TheQing Dynasty followed the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty untill it was thor-oughly abolished in 1906. In the history of the imperial examination, although the Tang andSong Dynasty stressed on the poem and fu(descriptive prose interspersed with verse), theMing and Qing Dynasty stressed on the study of Confucian classics, the S. W. C examiningthe capabicity of the candidates of solving the practical problems have never been abolished.More ever, they were placed on a higher situation. Even carried out several reforms to re-place the poem, fu and the study of Confucian classics.Part Ⅲ The Structure of the S.W. C of the Ming DynastyIn this gh, the aUthr iWdes the 'ha. compesition Of the S. W. lerthe qUeS-hons ana the answers of the S. W. C of the Inan stu(the fital imrerial ednation vmeboove by the MrDr) 'Hui Shi(the higher imperial wtnation Presided over by the ch,the Minisny Of Ktes in feudal China) and Lang Shi(the eleInemp i- ednatioPresided over by the province) in oIder tO get a whOle understand to the stm- and form ofthe S.W. C of the Mins bo.vart N ffe S.W.C of the Mins bety ana the Cnd theIt is the Inain Part and the cente of the thesis.First, based on the reference Of various rnaterials, the allthr Inaks be fonnS. FOITnI is Inade accowhng to SeqUence Of the hme of the imperial ednations, the edn conteniand the abwt Of the qUestions of the Dian Shi S.W. C Of the Ming Dyna8. Fon ll andili, the authO classifies the content of the thiul scene S.W. C Of the Hul Shi and Lang Shiin Ming Dynasty and bo two fonns accowhng to the seqUence Of the hme Of the imperialwtnations. As a result, the fonns can direcily tell the content of the S.W. C in Ming Dy-nasty.Addihonall, the content Of the S. W. C can be classified as Militw ~ems, econom-ic PIDblems, coMhon and peaSan IeVOlts, resishng Buddhism and TaOsm and refondngthe drilies of the empemrs. In every aspect, SeVend concrete edstic PrDblems and answewere Pu as Mles and mped in oIder to study and unded the edmp Of the S.W.C in Ming Dynasty.Finaly, There are four analySe Of the concrete examPle: lianzhang, Inolun,W and liulishun whO lived in the different Period of the Ming Dynasty. Especial-ly, the autho coInbned their answe Of the Dian Shi with ther lives, and the SOClety inwhich they lived to find th6 value Of the S.W. C of the Ming Dynas.In the ending, the author dIaw two conclsions:l. S. W. C are valuble historical Inaterials closely related tO the soci...