Míng-Qīng shíqī, jīngchéng de huìshì yóu Lǐbù zhǔchí.
In the Ming and Qing, the metropolitan examination in the capital was run by the Ministry of Rites.
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Besides court rites and sacrifices, it ran the schools and the examinations and received envoys from foreign states. Its head was the 礼部尚书, the Minister of Rites, and among the 六部 it ranked third, after 吏部 and 户部.
