The Chinese Imperial Examination Museum is located in Qinhuai District, Nanjing City. It is the center of the imperial examination system, the cultural center of the imperial examination and the collection center of the cultural relics of the imperial examination in China. The Chinese Imperial Examination Museum was rebuilt and expanded from the Jiangnan Gongyuan, the largest imperial examination venue in ancient China. At its peak, more than 20,000 candidates could be admitted to the examination at the same time. The Museum covers an area of 6.63 hectares, ranging from Pingjiangfu Road in the east, Gongyuan Street in the south, Jinling West Road in the West and Jiankang Road in the north. According to the plan, the first phase of the project covers an area of 275 hectares to the South and west of Mingyuan Building, with a planned floor area of 92,000 square meters. The main purpose is to repair and protect some of the numbered buildings and Mingyuan Building, and to build the main body of the imperial examination Museum and necessary supporting facilities. The second phase of the project covers an area of 3.88 hectares to the north and east of Mingyuan Tower. It mainly restores the Feihong Bridge, opens the historical axis of the tribute courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River, and further constructs the supporting facilities for cultural tourism. Some of the venues opened on August 11, 2014 include the underground floor of the museum, Mingyuan Building on the ground, Zhigong Hall, Number House, Stele Inscription and Kuiguang Pavilion in Nanyuan, including 11 exhibition halls.