Abstract: This essay, from the perspective of culture, that is, from the scholars’ general aspiration and personal frustration in imperial examinations, from the state’s selection and appointment of superiors and the individual having never opportunity to use one’s talent, and from the fair competition in examinations and the corruption of examiners, gives a historical, objective view on the imperial examination embodied in Pu Songling’s Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio, and reexplains its revelation to us.

Key words: view on the imperial examination, Strange Tales from MakeDo Studio, Pu Songling
, perspective of culture