All the places where the names were written on the test papers were covered with notes, and then sent to the marking room of the Academy of Literature.

The marking room of the Academy of Literature was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

The marking room of the Prefecture's Academy of Literature was extremely spacious. The test papers of more than 20,000 child scholars were placed on rows of tables, resembling a paper-making workshop.

Three examiners, one inspector from the Imperial Examination, and ten presented scholars from the Academy of Literature stood in front of the statue of Confucius.