People were searched and sealed into cells, sometimes for several days, to complete their papers for the civil service examinations. The reward was instant power and wealth for their family, which was highly regarded.
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There is such uniformity to those buildings, much like that of the education expected of those taking the test. It is very odd, when you think about it, that we are still teaching students today in the same way as they were taught hundreds of years ago. It makes you wonder if it is finally time to change.
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