【主持人语】科举考试在中国历史上存在时间既长,其于各方面之影响复广。本栏目刊发的三篇文章,即体现了在不同时期,科举考试所产生的社会影响。杨亿力的文章解决了一个看似琐屑,其实长期以来纠缠不清的问题,即唐代科举考试中鹿鸣宴与乡饮酒礼的关系,证明随着唐代科举的兴盛,乡饮酒礼中宾贤的功能逐渐 [Moderator’s language] The imperial examination has existed for a long time in Chinese history and its impact on various aspects has been widened. The three articles published in this section reflect the social impact of examinations at different times of the year. Yang Yili’s article solves a seemingly trivial problem that has long been tangled up, that is, the relationship between Luming Feast and local drinking ceremony in the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty. It proves that with the flourishing of the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, The function gradually