EditorialSitting lioness and her cub at the entrance of the Temple of Confucius, Beijing, China. Begun in 1302, the temples archives contain the lists of 51.624 scholars who passed the imperial examination from the 13th to the 20th century. See 05-01-02 / 29-35.
EditorialA View of the Palace from the South side of the Lake with the Temples of Bellona and AEolus and the House of Confucius in the Royal Gardens at Kew, Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 17101777, French, active in Britain, after William Woollett, 17351785, British...
EditorialThe Temple of Confucius, Beijing, China. Built in 1302, its archives contain the lists of the 51.624 scholars who passed the imperial examination from the 13th century to the last examination held in 1904. Small pavilions were used for exams. See 05-01...
EditorialSteles in the garden of the Temple of Confucius, Beijing, were erected for individual scholars who passed the imperial examination, held every three years between the 13th century and the last exam in 1904. See 05-01-02 / 29-35.