In what way can the title of Champion Bangyan Tanhua be obtained in ancient times?

In the ancient imperial examination, the first was the champion, the second was the leader, and the third was Tanhua, which was divided into three grades: one and three people, and the first and third; The second and third grades, divided into Jinshi and Jinshi origin, are given the same Jinshi background. The first class will be awarded an official position, and the remaining two will take the examination of the Hanlin Academy and study for three years before being awarded an official position.

The top three in the imperial examination and the palace examination can obtain the titles of champion, list eye, and tanhua.

The first place in the imperial examination: champion, the second place: Bangyan, and the third place: Tanhua.

Let's try it. It was personally assessed by the emperor.

The top 123 in the examination were respectively.

Dianyuan, Dingyuan, Diankui, Tingkui, and Longtou, these are all other names for champions in different eras, and it can also be seen from these programs that these people are the people who occupy the top spot in the imperial examination.

There are also names such as the top of the list, the head of the palace, the head of the dragon, the head of the dragon, the head of the palace, the king of the yuan, etc., there are still many other names for the champions, and there are different names in different periods.

Dakui in the world, the first place in the palace test, the first place, also known as the "palace yuan", the champion was very powerful in ancient times.

"Ting Kui", "Da Kui", dragon head, dragon head, yuan. These are the main nicknames of champions, and we must understand them.

The aliases of the champion also include Ding Yuan, Dian Yuan, Dian Kui, Long Head, Ting Kui, and Da Kui.

Zhuangyuan, Bangyan, Tanhua, Jinshi, Tongji Jijuren, and Xiu are some of the names in the ancient Chinese examination system. These terms are mainly used to indicate the candidate's ranking in the exam.

The champion refers to the candidate who ranked first in the imperial examination in ancient China. The list eye refers to the candidate who ranks second in the score, and the tanhua refers to the candidate who ranks third in the score. Jinshi refers to the candidates who passed the imperial examination in ancient China and obtained a position.

Juren refers to candidates who have participated in the imperial examination but have not been selected for the post. Xiucai refers to candidates who have taken the imperial examination but have not entered the examination room.

In ancient China, champions, bangyan, tanhua, jinshi, juren, and xiu were very noble titles, because only by passing the examination could they have the opportunity to become the imperial examination. In ancient China, the imperial examinations were very respected, and they usually had high political and social status.

Champion: the first place in the imperial examination Jinshi, the Tang system, those who go to Beijing to take the examination of the Ministry of Rites must vote, because the first person is called the head, so it is called the champion.

Bangyan: The second place in the imperial examination Jinshi, the "list" is "the form of the list of scholars", here is what people call the "yellow wing" or "gold list".

Tanhua: The third place in the imperial examination Jinshi. "Tanhua" first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but at that time it did not refer to the third place of the palace test jinshi, but just a joking name, which had nothing to do with the first ranking.

There was a grand celebration in the Tang Dynasty Jinshi and the last. One of the activities is to hold a flower exploration banquet in the apricot garden. In advance, the two youngest and handsome of the Jinshi on the same list were selected as the flower explorers.

Visit the famous gardens and pick flowers along the way. Then write poems in Qionglin Garden, and greet the champion with flowers. This activity continued until the end of the Tang Dynasty.

In ancient times, the imperial examination system was implemented, and those scholars first obtained the merit of Xiucai, and then the examination was to raise people. Raise people to Beijing to participate in the examination, and after passing the examination, they are called Gongshi, also called Jinshi; All jinshi then take the examination --- the palace examination by the emperor himself. The palace test is only ranked second, and the contestants are not eliminated.

After the Jinshi passed the palace examination, it was divided into three grades, called the three first, and only three people were selected for the first class, and they were given "Jinshi and the first"; The number of the second class is uncertain, and he is given "Jinshi origin"; The number of the top three is also uncertain, and they are given "the same Jinshi background". Among them: the first name of these three people, the first name is "Zhuangyuan", the second name is "Bangyan", and the third name is "Tanhua".

So, why are the top three in the palace examination called "champions, top eyes and tanhua"?

Let's talk about the champion first. The champion was originally called the "head". In the Tang Dynasty, those who participated in the examination were sent to the capital by the state tribute, and they needed to deliver the "vote" before taking the exam, which was the list of candidates.

At the end of the examination, the person with the highest score is placed in the first place, which is called "champion", also known as "champion". Yuan also means beginning, such as: first year, first month, first day, New Year's Day, etc.

The ancients are also very interesting, a total of three people were admitted, since the first is called the head of the state, then there must be eyes if there is a head, the eyes are two, just the second and third places are called the list of eyes, one on each side. Bang, which also means "form", is a list presented to superiors, called a form; The list that is posted for the public to see. The meaning is actually the same.

Since the second and third places are both called Bangyan, how did Tanhua come about?

Originally, the examination was held in the spring, so it was also called "Chunfu". During the Tang Dynasty, after the palace examination, the emperor would personally hold a grand celebration for these new scholars, and hold a banquet in the apricot orchard near the palace. At this time, when the apricot blossoms were in full bloom, the emperor selected two of the youngest and most handsome people from these scholars to be the "flower explorers".

It is to go to visit and see, the apricot blossoms of ** are the most blooming, one person folds a branch back, and the emperor personally inserts the champion in the hat, which is the "hat and palace flower" often sung in the play. Then, everyone drank together, wrote poems, and indulged in merriment. Therefore, the original term Tanhua refers to the two youngest and most handsome guys in the celebration after being admitted to the Jinshi, not specifically to the third place.

After the Tang Dynasty, there were five dynasties and the Song Dynasty, and the capitals of these two dynasties were not in Chang'an, and there were no "apricot orchards" in the capitals, so naturally there was no "Tanhualang". But because the image of "Tanhualang" is particularly beautiful, people are reluctant to discard this title, so in addition to the champion and the leader, other Jinshi are willing to be called "Tanhua". It's both an honor and a good-natured joke.

After a long time, so many people call it Tanhua, and they feel that it is not appropriate to have a reputation. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was stipulated that only the first and third places could be called "Tanhua", so the list became the special name of the second place.

June 21, 2021.

In ancient times, for scholars, the most promising way to become an official in the future was to become an official. Therefore, participating in the imperial examination is an indispensable and most important thing in their lives. The imperial examination is divided into three stages, namely the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination, of which the palace examination is the highest level of examination, which is personally checked by the emperor.

In the palace examination, the top three are the champion, the top eye, and the tanhua, which is what everyone calls the top three. Their fortunes will also change dramatically at this time, and their honor and status will also soar in an instant. This was the dream of countless scholars at that time, so to speak, the scholars who could be admitted to these three must have a bright future, and they may all be the pillars of the court in the future.

Why? Because the imperial examination system is divided into 6 levels, if you want to serve in the court, the minimum threshold is to raise people. The champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua were already born as Jinshi, and they directly jumped into the dragon gate and entered the imperial court as a big official.

But at the beginning, we must also start from the petty officials of 7 or 8 grades. For now, they are similar to the modern ** preparatory members of the General Office, who first enter the bottom of the society, after studying, having rich experience, and making certain achievements, they can go to various places to take up important positions at the provincial level.

So, we will see in some costume TV series, some people obviously only won one Tanhua, but only the third place, why does he look even happier and more excited than winning the champion. Why is that? The requirement to be selected as a flower exploration is also a little special.

In addition to talent, that is, to be good-looking, it seems that ancient times were also an era of looking at faces.

Maybe Tanhua may not be as good as the champion in terms of talent, but in terms of appearance, he is definitely the best among the candidates and a beautiful man. In addition, this person is a handsome guy appointed by the emperor, and in the future, Tanhua, who is both literary and beautiful, is likely to surpass the champion in official luck. All in all, reading still has many benefits for people then and now, and can also change the fate of a person's life.

Speaking of Tanhua, why choose a good-looking man, we have to start from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, after the opening of the list, it happened to be spring, and everyone was holding a banquet to congratulate the candidates on their good results, among which the champion was naturally extremely beautiful, and there was a game link in the banquet, which was to "fold flowers and send the champion". You have to choose 2 handsome jinshi as "tanhualang" and pick the flowers in the apricot orchard to each other.

The person who is selected is naturally a beautiful man recognized by everyone, and if you are selected, can you not be elated.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, the third place in the imperial examination has been called "Tanhua", and then in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the third candidate for Tanhua must not only have talent, but also need to look good. It shows that no matter what aspect the ancients were in, their requirements for beauty are becoming higher and higher, and it can also be seen that people's aesthetics have been improving.