Research on Jinshi in Zhejing Province of Song Dynasty

The scale of Jinshi (the successful candidates in the highest imperial examination) reaches its peak in Song dynasty, which makes it an essential part to study Chinese imperial examination system. Zhejiang province in Song dynasty ranks the highest in the number of Jinshi. The research paper reaches the following conclusions by document analysis concerning the features of Jinshi in Zhejiang province of Song Dynasty. The comparatively loose policies on the imperial examinations in Song dynasty is the golden chance and best external factor for the leaping development of Zhejiang’s achievement in the imperial examination system. The good economic situation, prosperous education environment and some prestigious families’ contributions are the most important internal factors for the sustainable development and breakthroughs for Zhejiang’s achievement in the imperial examination system. And the historical timeline for Jinshi in Zhejiang province is continuous with its numbers going up while the geographical distribution for Jinshi is unbalanced and converged. Many successful candidates in the imperial examination belong to the same family and all of them did their due contribution to the development of the society in Song dynasty.