On the road: The Academic Examination Hall - the examination room for students to take the exam for the title of scholar

When we arrived at the Academic Examination Hall, there was a screen wall in front of the door with the words "Academic Examination Hall" written on it. There are bell and drum towers and archways on both sides of the gate. [Shrine] The main gate has five bays and five purlins, with gatehouses set up in the side bays on both sides, and the door is set on the same line as the center column of the main bay and the secondary bay. Hanging above the door is a plaque that reads [Sun] "China Imperial Examination Museum". [Shrine] After passing the ceremonial gate, there is the Dragon Gate in the middle of the courtyard, and the examination halls on both sides. Each room in the examination room is one square meter in size, and one has to stay here for three days to take the exam. [Shrine] The one that cannot be missed is Sibutuan Hall, also known as the Four Churches, which has five rooms and nine rafters. On the lower side of the ridge beam of the main hall is an inscription written in black ink: "Rebuilt by prefect Zhang Zhaolu, governor of Taizhou, on an auspicious day of March, Xinmao, in the 17th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty." Many famous people have passed the examinations of the [Sun] Xuezheng Examination Institute: the great Qing Dynasty writer Wang Zhong, the scholar and senior official Ruan Yuan, the painters Zheng Banqiao and Li Futang, etc.; [Sun] Liu Yong of the Qianlong period presided over the examinations here twice. Here you can learn more about the ancient Chinese imperial examination system. [○]Key points: [One]Xuezheng Examination Hall, also known as "Yang County Examination Hall", was once the place where Jiangsu Xuezheng presided over the college examination. [Two] During the reigns of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Yang County Examination House was located in Taizhou. It was the examination venue for students from the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture to take the examination for the title of scholar under the Qing Dynasty's imperial examination system. As the examination was always presided over by the provincial education commissioner, it was also called the Education Commissioner Examination House. [Three] is a representative ancient building from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is one of the few remaining examination venues. It is a physical witness to China's imperial examination system and a historical witness that Taizhou was once one of the important cultural centers in the Jianghuai region. [Four] The examination hall has a complete structure and a grand scale. It has buildings such as the front gate, ceremonial gate, lobby, Sibu Hall, east building, west building, upper room, lower room, examination hall, and Fushen Temple. [Five] The existing main buildings, Toumen and Sibutang, are official buildings from the Qing Dynasty and are original structures. [Six] National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. [Seven] Ticket price: 30 yuan. [○]Recommendation index: [Star][Star][Star][Star]