In Tang and Song Dynasty, the Xiangyinjiu and Keju ceremony were hold fixedly by the local governments.

唐宋以来州军地方官举行的乡饮酒礼逐渐与科举典礼混行。

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The connection between those two ceremonies were cut off in the early Ming Dynasty, which makes the Binxing ceremony developed into a ripe local Keju ceremony in Qing Dynasty.

明代初年乡饮酒礼被割断了与科举制的关联，导致在清代宾兴礼演化成一种成熟的地方性科举典礼。

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