Yuànshì yóu gè shěng de xuézhèng zhǔchí, kǎozhòng de rén jiù shì xiùcai.
The qualifying exam was run by each province's education commissioner, and those who passed became xiucai.
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It came after the county 县试 and the prefectural 府试, and took its name from the education commissioner's office. Those who passed became 秀才, formally 生员, and were enrolled in the local government school.
