Míng Qīng de huìshì měi sān nián zài jīngchéng jǔxíng yí cì.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties the metropolitan exam was held every three years in the capital.
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会试 was the third of four exam levels: 童试 → 乡试 (provincial) → 会试 (metropolitan) → 殿试 (palace). Passing 会试 earned the title 贡士, after which the palace exam ranked candidates as 进士.
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会 means 'to assemble' - the exam where scholars from all provinces assembled in the capital.
