Evolution of Hunan Guild Hall

From the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination was extended to all generations, and in the last issue of the 30th year of Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty (1904), it was about 1300, mainly setting up a guild hall for the examination. In the 13th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 15), the location of the imperial examination was moved to the north of the capital. In the Qing Dynasty, the imperial examination was held every three years in Beijing, and the "lucky residence for the top scholar" began to appear in Beijing, renting out residential houses to provide accommodation for candidates. In Beijing, there are six or seven thousand candidates in each session, and there are1.2000 person-times before and after the exam. Add servants and attendants, and we will solve the accommodation problem. Those who are famous on the list have to wait for the palace exam. Those who fail the exam are short of money or have a long way to go, so they will continue to study hard in Beijing and try again. As a result, some officials, gentry and well-known fellow villagers raised funds to buy land and buy property, and for the sake of glory, the exam-oriented hall came into being.