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Zhu Xi Enters Officialdom

Type Event Region China Time 1147–1148

In 1147 Zhu Xi passed the Fujian provincial examination, took the metropolitan exam in Lin'an in 1148 and passed as a jinshi, then was appointed regi…

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  1. 1140Youxi County, Jianning Prefecture · Jianning PrefectureZhu Xi had studied for years at his home in Youxi; in the tenth year of Shaoxing he qualified as a provincial jinshi of Fujian Circuit and traveled to the capital to sit the examination, his first step into office.
  2. 1141Lin'an Prefecture · Lin'an PrefectureZhu Xi went to Lin'an for the lock-hall examination, placing fifth and receiving the jinshi qualification at age twenty.
  3. 1141–1142Tong'an County, Quanzhou · Tong'an CountyZhu Xi was appointed registrar of Tong'an County, Quanzhou, beginning his career as a local official; he surveyed land taxes and reformed long-standing abuses, gaining initial political experience for his later Neo-Confucian practice and scholar networks.

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