Tang Dynasty’s Scheme Examination Articles Research

The Scheme examination is an important part in Tang dynasty’s imperial examination. Scheme examination articles are including questions and countermeasures. The Scheme examination articles cloud be divided into Shi-wu ce, Jing ce and Zi-shi ce according to its content. The existing Scheme examination articles of Tang dynasty are numerous, with rich ideological content, and have important significance to the development of literature in Tang dynasty.This paper is divided into five chapters, preface in the beginning, and conclusion at the end.The first chapter is tried to introduce the basic situation of Tang dynasty’s Scheme examination. After simple combing the Scheme examination policy in tang dynasty’s imperial examination, to recognition the circulating and retained situation of tang dynasty Scheme examination, and do a quantitative analysis of existing test strategy.The second chapter is to analysis Tang dynasty’s Shi-wu ce. The Tang dynasty’s shi-wu ce covers the all aspects related to the social life. But the reflect forms of these contents are different as the change of time. On the whole, during the Begin and High Tang dynasty, the contents of the Shi-wu ce are a little of vague, and lack of something constructive. After Mid Tang dynasty, along with the increase of social problems, the rulers’ wish to solve social problems enhanced. They hope to find some effective solution to solve social problems from countermeasures, and their attitude become more sincere. The intellectuals are also do their best and hope to change the situation.The third chapter is to analysis the Jing ce and Zi-shi ce, focus on Jing ce.Tang dynasty is generally considered to be the decline period of Classics. This development trend has been well reflected in the Scheme examinations of Tang dynasty. During Mid Tang dynasty, the ideological trend of Confucian restoring ancient ways, care seeking and suspected the exegesis also be reflected in the Scheme examinations. Meanwhile, there are many contents of Taoism in Zi-shi ce, and the attention and consideration about history are salient features of Shi-ce.The fourth chapter is to recognition the formal system of Scheme examination articles in Tang dynasty. The formal system of Scheme examination articles in Tang dynasty is stability and change in one. Development of forms depends primarily on the change contents, influenced by the times mostly. Ideas of questions and skills of countermeasures in Tang dynasty’s Scheme examination should also be attention.The fifth chapter is to recognition the literary characteristics of Scheme examination articles, and to discuss the significance of study on Scheme examination articles under the great literary ideas, combined with the first four chapters. There are many literary ideas reflected in Scheme examination articles of Tang dynasty, and its art characteristics are also worthy of attention. The study of Scheme examination articles in Tang dynasty is of great significance to the Tang dynasty’s literature research.In the conclusion, summarize the contents of above. And emphasize the literary value of Scheme examination articles again.