2008年11月18日星期二

Bao He Dian

Built in 1420, Bao He Dian was formerly called Jin Shen Dian(hall of practising moral culture)and given the present name by the Qing emperor Shunzhi. On the lunar new year's eve,a banquet would be given here by the emperor to princes,dukes and ministers of minority nationalities. Starting from the late period of emperor Qianlong's reign,the hall became the site of the palace examination--the highest level exam of the state in the feudal imperial examination system.It held once every three years and those who passed the exam would get the degree of "Jin Shi". And the first three top were called "Zhuang yuan"(the number one), "Bang yan"(the number two)and "Tan hua "(the number three).

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