the examination system markedly influenced various aspects of society and culture in Imperial China, including Chinese mythology. The imperial civil...

The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy...

Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form...

article is a list of topics in Chinese mythology. Chinese mythology is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature from the area...

In Chinese mythology, Longmen (lit. 登龍門 "Dragon Gate") is located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain. The legend states that...

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strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Yellow River valley, which along with the Yangtze basin constitutes the geographic core of the Chinese cultural...

essay (Chinese: 八股文; pinyin: bāgǔwén; lit. 'eight bone text') was a style of essay in imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. The...

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Yao. Imperial examination in Chinese mythology Records of the Grand Historian Ching, Julia; R. W. L. Guisso (1991). Sages and filial sons: mythology and...

exalted persons, notably in China and within the Chinese cultural sphere. It was enforced by several laws throughout Imperial China, but its cultural and...

the later Chinese imperial examinations was in place since the Han dynasty, during which the Confucian characteristic of the examinations was determined...

(Chinese: 狐狸精) are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. In Chinese mythology...

sacrifices or recite poems. Imperial examination in Chinese mythology Wen Wu temple Werner, ETC "Myths and Legends of CHINA" Gearge G. Harrap & Co. LTD...

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Chinese culture (simplified Chinese: 中华文化; traditional Chinese: 中華文化; pinyin: Zhōnghuá wénhuà) is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands...

The Han Chinese or the Han people, or simply the Chinese, are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4...

The Chinese classics or canonical texts are the works of Chinese literature authored prior to the establishment of the imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC....

vast stage for Chinese fictions along with Chinese mythology and folklore. Pushed by a burgeoning citizen class in the Ming dynasty, Chinese classical fiction...

an interest in the national genealogy-mythology. Apart from furthering the imperial agenda, an increased interest in the nation's origins in reaction to...

living soul". In Hindu mythology, the mother of Ganesh, Parvati, made Ganesh from her skin. In Chinese mythology (see Chu Ci and Imperial Readings of the...

mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...

pass the imperial examination and attain a great rank as a mandarin. Men Plow, Women Weave charms (Traditional Chinese: 男耕女織錢; Simplified Chinese: 男耕女织钱;...

of the family was kept in-check and outright evil avoided. In an early example of the imperial examinations in Chinese mythology, Yao decided to test the...

the number 4 is unlucky originated in China, where the Chinese have avoided the number since ancient times. The Chinese interpretation of 4 as unlucky is...

During imperial China (221 BCE – CE 1911), a wide variety of noble titles were granted. Some of these were hereditary; an overlapping subset were honorary...

traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, this festival traditionally takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve...