Examination Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (104 words) |
 | The Examination Yuan (考試院; pinyin: Kǎoshì Yùan) is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants in the Republic of China. |
 | It is one of the five government branches ("yuans") of the ROC government mandated by the Three Principles of the People. |
 | Founded by Chinese nationalists at the beginning of the 20th century, the Examination Yuan is based on the old Imperial examination system used in China. |
Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (348 words) |
 | Yuan (Traditional: 元 or 圓; Simplified: 元; pinyin: yuán; Wade-Giles: yüan) is, in Chinese, the base unit of a currency, for example, US dollar is Mei yuan (美元). |
 | Yuan, one of several Chinese family names; 袁, 元, 苑, 原, 源, 爰 in Mandarin; 阮, 垣, 玄 in Cantonese. |
 | Yuan River (沅江 or 沅水), one of the four largest rivers in Hunan, a tributary of Yangtze River. |