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Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)
1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date of Death | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
Eight-legged essay
A bagu wen (an eight-legged essay)1880s
Collection of Hong Kong Museum of History
Students at a sishu (private school) were taught the writing of a bagu wen (an eight-legged essay), a key component of the Qing civil service examinations. There are strict rules governing the form and length (number of words) of a bagu wen, and such essays include a poti (an introduction/thesis), a chengti (an elaboration of the thesis), a qijiang (a summary of the essay), a rushou (an explanation of the topic in relation to the whole essay), the qigu (the commencement of the argument), the zhonggu (the body of the argument), the hougu (the extension of the argument) and a sugu (a general response to the essay and conclusion). This is a bagu wen writing assignment from a sishu in the New Territories, with comments from the teacher.
Date | 1880s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1982.337.6 |
Repository | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | lcs-twgh-0387 |
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