科举制度是中国封建王朝设科考试选拔官员的制度,同时也是一种教育制度。科举制始于隋,确立于唐,中经宋、元、明、清,一直到清末被废除,有1 300年历史。关于科举制的利弊,学术界一直争论不一,但是我认为科举制对中国科技发展的阻碍作用是毋庸置疑的。 The imperial examination system is a system of examining and selecting officials in the Chinese feudal dynasty, as well as an educational system. The imperial examination system began in Sui, established in the Tang Dynasty, through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, until the late Qing Dynasty was abolished, a history of 1,300 years. The academic circles have been debating the pros and cons of the examination system, but I think there is no doubt that the imperial examination system hindered the development of science and technology in China.