Officials were chosen from the small group of scholars who were able to read and write Chinese.
Geoffrey Lewis - scholar - died in 2008.
Uhh...no.
He must be able to read and write the Chinese characters.
Run-of-the-mill, not special
educated peoples served as China's scholar-officials.
educated peoples served as China's scholar-officials.
The examination for scholar-officials was primarliy based in the teaching of Confucius
People want to become scholar officials because when a citizen goes into a higher class you are treated differently. In scholar officials you don't have to pay taxes either.
People want to become scholar officials because when a citizen goes into a higher class you are treated differently. In scholar officials you don't have to pay taxes either.
The examination for scholar-officials was primarliy based in the teaching of Confucius
People want to become scholar officials because when a citizen goes into a higher class you are treated differently. In scholar officials you don't have to pay taxes either.
educated peoples served as China's scholar-officials.
educated peoples served as China's scholar-officials.
educated peoples served as China's scholar-officials.
educated peoples served as China's scholar-officials.
Scholar-officials gave educational advice to citizens. They studied various subjects for years and it was extremely difficult to become one. 5% of scholars became Scholar-officials. They were also known as Scholar-gentlemen or Scholar-bereaucrats. These men had earned academic degrees by passing imperial examinations and were schooled in calligraphy and Confucian texts.