was introduced for grading bureaucrats in the Chinese government, the Guozijian was created for persons rank five and above, effectively making it the educational institution for nobles, while the Taixue was relegated to teaching commoners. The Taixue was subsumed under the Guozijian and taught the ("tribute students"), the top scorers of the imperial examination, while the Guozijian educated the nobility.

Northern & Southern Dynasties

Over the next 200 years, the Guozijian became

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