The imperial examination system lasted more than 1300 years, from its emergence to the last Jinshi examination held in the 31st year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1905), with a total time of 1300 years. The imperial examination system was a system for selecting officials through examinations in ancient China, which matured in the Tang and Song Dynasties and formed the golden age of ancient cultural development. The imperial examination system with expanded information has been maintained for more than 1300 years. The imperial examination system was a system for selecting officials through examinations in ancient China. Some historians have verified that the imperial examination system began in the Tang Dynasty, while others believe that the imperial examination system began in the Sui Dynasty. It took more than 1300 years from the birth of the imperial examination system to the last Jinshi examination in the 31st year of Guangxu (1905). The imperial examination system was the fairest form of talent selection adopted in feudal times, which expanded the social level of talent introduction in feudal countries and absorbed a large number of middle and lower class people into the ruling class. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the imperial examination system gradually matured, forming the golden age of China's ancient cultural development.