Qīngdài de jǔrén yǒu zīgé cānjiā jīngchéng de huìshì.
Qing-dynasty juren were qualified to sit the metropolitan exam in the capital.
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history
举人 was the second tier of the imperial exam system: pass the county-level 童试 to become 秀才, then the provincial 乡试 to become 举人, then the metropolitan exam for 进士. A juren could hold office and was exempt from taxes and corvée.
culture
The short story 《范进中举》 by Wu Jingzi depicts a man driven temporarily mad with joy after finally passing as a juren at middle age — a classic satire of the exam system.
