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[Confucianism] As long as you study hard and are a learned person, then you can move up in social class. A man should not be born into power and nobility, he should prove himself worthy through how educated he is. [Legalism] You could change your social status all depending on how many heads you kill during wars. The more, the higher status you are. [Aspect of Chinese society] 
Social mobility
Modern Chinese Government – Confucian or Legalist? « Balneus
Aspect of Chinese society