In the ancientimperial examination in China, those who passed martial arts exams were called"Wukui." To praise those win honor for local government, some localofficials often write Wukui by themselves and made it into a plaque hanging onthe gate of winners.
Martial arts examsystem began in the Tang Dynasty. In the year of Empress Wu Etian Chang’an II (700),"Inform all states to teach martial arts." Every year the Ministry ofWar will hold a national warrior exam and granted military posts for passers.Since then, martial arts exam was inherited by ancient dynasties and became animportant part of the imperial examination system until at the end of QingDynasty. According to historical records, in the Qing Dynasty imperialexamination, many people from Dalian region passed martial arts exams.
