The Yunnan Governor's Political Academy Examination Sheds are located in the middle section of the ancient city of Jianshui

They served as the examination venue for ancient scholars' imperial examinations. The original site from the Ming dynasty was in the southeastern corner of the city, but in the 30th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty (1693), it was moved to its current location. It was the venue where the Yunnan Governor's Political Academy regularly held the court examinations. Candidates came from Lin'an, Yuanjiang, Kaihua (now Wenshan Prefecture), and Puer (now Simao City's four prefectures), and only those who passed could go to the provincial capital to participate in the provincial examinations. The examination sheds are arranged in a row, with a central axis strictly symmetrical, forming a four-courtyard layout, solemn and respectful, giving a sense of progressive layers. The last courtyard is the office of the Political Academy. The court examination at the Jianshui Political Academy was a preliminary examination before the imperial examination. Those who were admitted by the court examination could receive generous treatment and from then on enter the path of the national imperial examination selection of scholars. After passing the provincial examination to become a successful candidate, and then passing the metropolitan and palace examinations to become an advanced scholar, one could be appointed as an official, realizing the dream of 'being a country lad in the morning and ascending to the emperor's hall by evening.' Visiting here allows one to understand the ancient imperial examination system and feel the atmosphere of the ancient imperial examinations, making it a good place to learn history and understand principles.