Columbia University
The Chinese Scholar Official
Briefly dicusses the role of the scholar officials in dynastic China, and goes quickly over the civil service exam.
Columbia University
Asian Topics: Tang Poetry & the Civil Service Examination
Provides insight regarding the inclusion of poetry composition on the civil service examination during the Tang Dynasty.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Imperial Era Ii
This site that has good general information on the Song dynasty, along with an explanation of how the dynasty used civil service exams to center power around the emperor.