Editing Confucianism (section)

===Decline===

The Confucian examination system was abolished in [[Gwageo|Korea]] in 1894, in [[imperial examination|China]] in 1905, and in [[Confucian court examination system in Vietnam|Vietnam]] in 1919. This meant that [[conformity]] to Confucian ideology was no longer a prerequisite for a career in the civil service or politics, allowing persons of other ideologies (notably Nationalism and Socialism) to attain leading positions in society.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Liu|first= Haifeng |date=October 2007|title= Influence of China's imperial examinations on Japan, Korea and Vietnam|journal =Frontiers of History in China|volume =2|issue=4| pages=493–512 | doi= 10.1007/s11462-007-0025-5|translator=Yang Chunyan| orig-date =2006}} Originally published in ''Xueshu Yuekan'' 学术月刊 [{{em|Academic Monthly}}] {{strong|2006}} (12): 136–142.</ref>