科举始于何时,历来说法不一,其中最为典型也是最为重要的一说,科举产生于隋。本文对此提出了不同看法,认为科举始于汉代的察举,并作了充分论证。同时,文章还对二千年来科举的录用量和举贡量进行计量分析,认为历代科举录用量和举贡量之比,相去不远。文末,还对科举制之流变以及八股文作了评价。 When the imperial civil examinations began, they used to be divided into different categories. The most typical and most important one was the imperial examination which took place in the Sui Dynasty. This article put forward different views on this, that the examination started in the Han Dynasty's investigation, and made a full argument. At the same time, the essay also analyzes and analyzes the amount of recruitment and the amount of tribute held in the imperial examination in the past two thousand years. The end of the article, but also on the rhetoric of the imperial examination system and eight shares made a comment.