New museum showcases 1,300-year-old examination system

From: China Daily | Date: February 23, 2006| Author: Zhu Linyong | Copyright information

"Knowledge is power," a famous saying by British philosopher Francis Bacon, might be interpreted in a new perspective by visitors to the Shanghai Museum of Chinese Keju (Imperial Examination) System.

Less than a 30-minute ride from the coastal metropolis of Shanghai, and very close to the modern structure of the Formula One Shanghai Circuit, the museum, formerly called Shanghai Jiading County Museum, offers people from home and abroad a vivid account of how, for at least 1,000 years, f...

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