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title: 'An Old University in China'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Alexander Parsons Martin'
date: 1871-09-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'History (General)'
- 'Travelogues'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'Psalms 119'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/martin-1871-an-old-university-in-china
---

# An Old University in China

Description of Peking's ancient Kwotszekien: its stone classics, ceremonial rites, exam system, commercialization of degrees, and the decline of genuine instruction.

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