What are the methods and standards for selecting officials under the hereditary official system, the recommendation system, and the imperial examination system?
1. Hereditary official system Also known as the hereditary aristocracy system, it mainly existed during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It determined the appointment of government officials at all levels through family blood relations, limited official positions to the nobility, and the power of the ancestors was inherited by the children of the nobility … Read more