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A Star in Heaven

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A Star in Heaven

1) The primary institution is responsible for establishing the Chinese government framework.

The civil service examination is evaluated in terms of both its positive and negative

consequences on the development of Chinese culture during the Ming and Qing eras. Experts

and historians employ various historical anecdotes and stories to demonstrate their thoughts

toward the civil service examination. Among these illustrious tales, the narrative of Fan Chin,

dubbed "A Star in Heaven," is quite popular.

The satire did not challenge the underlying principles of Qing society since there was intense

pressure on candidates throughout China, which resulted in widespread cheating and corruption.

Thus, every effort was made to prevent cheating. To eliminate the possibility of bias, each

examination was duplicated by one of the official copies.

2) The military issues were eventually resolved in Late Imperial China, in the Ming-Qing

dynasty. Still, the absence of public education, the country's lock against the world, created

another deadly problem. “Just passing one examination and you become like a toad thinking to

dine on the flesh of a swan…” this was a quote that indicated the benefits of education during the

era (Craig et al, 2015). The government significantly expanded the civil service exam during the

Ming and Qing dynasties. Still, unlike previous eras, the governors began to lock the entire

country due to their minds being bound by limited information and a rigid thinking style.

Following that, the disastrous consequences: China's might plummeted rapidly, and China was

invaded and nearly destroyed by western powers.

3)The document's relevance is that people's desire to be stars of heaven causes them to give up

many other vital things, including certain necessities. The civil service system forces people to
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focus on outdated texts while ignoring their own lives. Military power is the most critical. One

issue is the over-concentration on exams. The civil service exam makes people choose Wen over

Wu, which is beneficial because the country turns to high culture. But with the advent of civil

service exams, more people studied to become officials rather than generals, reducing the

military force.

5) The imperial examination reform created a new elite bureaucracy with humble origins. The

unclear part of the document was how women were appointed as candidates in that era despite

being discovered to be unlike Qing era exams (Craig et al., 2015). The rigorous examination

system impacted China's political, cultural, and even intellectual life for centuries. Critics say the

testing system stifled creativity and made officials fearful of authority. It contributed to cultural

UN Compared to lower-rank members of society; wealthy persons may easily get schooling and

public office. The women were allowed to participate in the tests and pass to become officials,

according to Bucher Hu in "A Star in Heaven."

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References

Craig, A. M., Graham, W. A., Kagan, D. M., Ozment, S., & Turner, F. M. (2015). Heritage of

World Civilizations, The, Volume 2 (Vol. 2). Pearson.