Why is the first place in the imperial examination called the champion and how did it come from?

Since the Sui Dynasty, there have been imperial examinations. The imperial examination gathers students from all over the country to participate, and it can be said that it is a gathering of heroes. If you are admitted to the imperial examination, you can have the opportunity to embark on a career in office, and if you do well in the examination, you can also be appreciated, and your career will be smoother.

So in ancient times, the happiest time for scholars was to be admitted to the imperial examination. The happiest thing about being admitted to the imperial examination is being in the top few places in the rankings. Everyone knows that the champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua represent the top three in the imperial examination.

But where did the name "champion" come about? Let's find out. <>

The name champion did not appear at the beginning, and the word champion did not originally mean first place. In many literary works and history books, we can clearly know that there was no title of champion in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In the Han Dynasty, there was no imperial examination system, just a probationary system, that is, ** personally inspect your qualifications, and then report to the imperial court.

At this time, ** will use a pleading, which displays the reasons for recommending to be an official. At that time, the names of the recommended people were written one by one in the pleadings, and they were not ranked, so the use of this champion gradually came into being. But this champion is not just one person, it represents the meaning of many people.

In the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination system began to be implemented. At this time, the person who took the first place in the examination is called "the top of the list". <

Later, the meaning of the champion representing the first place was established in the Song Dynasty. As can be seen from the above description, the champion already has a rough meaning. Later generations, in order to facilitate the explanation and record, fixed the meaning of the word champion and represented the first place.

The word champion is very clear at this time, not only the origin is very clear, but the meaning is also clear. The pleadings refer to the meaning of the previous names, and the yuan characters represent the order of the first. <>

The imperial examination system, which began in the Sui Dynasty, was not abolished until the end of the Qing Dynasty. During this period of history, there have been more than 500 champions.

In ancient times, the exam was written as a form, and at the beginning, it was called the first place, but then it didn't feel good, so it was called the champion.

First of all, Yuan is a general term for the first name, which is an honorific title. In ancient times, the character represented a symbol of status, so the first name of the palace test was the champion.

In the early days, the champion was just a person who was recommended to be an official, and later people felt that this meaning was also very good, so they called the first champion.

The champion originally did not refer to the first place, but to all the people who entered the list, the first place was originally called the top of the list, and there was no champion until the Tang Dynasty, and the term champion was slowly formed after a long time.

The champion was originally called "Zhuangtou", and in the Tang Dynasty, the scholars who participated in the imperial examination were sent to the capital through the tributes of various states, and they needed to deliver the "Submission Certificate" before taking the examination, and after the examination, the highest score was placed in the front, which was called "Zhuangtou".

Because it had a lot to do with the imperial examination system at that time, before the imperial examination system, it was necessary to first submit a petition, and after the submission, the first place in the examination would be called the champion.

The first is called Zhuangyuan, the second is Bangyan, and the third is Tanhua.

The palace examination is divided into three top admits. The first class is given to the Jinshi and the first, the second is given to the Jinshi origin, and the third is given to the same Jinshi origin. The first place is commonly known as the champion, the second place is commonly known as the list, and the third place is commonly known as Tanhua, which is collectively known as the Sanding Jia.

The second first place is commonly known as Chuanyu. The champion we are talking about is also the result of the temple examination.

For example, there is a reason why the first class of the temple examination has these titles. First of all, the champion appeared during the Tang Dynasty. After the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, the chief examiner had to hand over the admission file to Menxia Province, and then the Menxia Province wrote a form and submitted it to the emperor Enzhun, and the first name in this form was called "Zhuangtou" at that time.

This is a special term used by the imperial court** when completing routine tasks. Later, people felt that the "head" was too **, so it was changed to "champion". Because it is written on the pleading, it is the first one, and the yuan is the meaning of the head.