Wan Qing keju jingfei yanjiu: jianlun cong "fuli jiaoyu" dao "jiaofei jiaoyu" zhidu de zhuanbian.

The imperial examinations were an important means of recruiting talent into court administrative service. Therefore, governments throughout Chinese dynasties invested significantly to ensure that the examinations would take place on a regular basis. By the Qing dynasty, the examination system was mature and efficient; governmental funding for education toward taking the imperial examination was quite comprehensive. Unfortunately, there are very few academic studies on how the Qing government funded the education and exam preparation of those who sought careers in officialdom. From looking at how examinees were funded to attend the imperial exams, this article explores the interactions and dynamics between the central government, regional governments, and local communities in the joint effort to ensure the continued existence of the imperial examinations.