After the abolition of the imperial examination in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), as a policy for the aftermath, the examinations for Yougong (优贡tribute students of excellence) and Bagong (拔贡tribute students for preeminence) attracted a large number of scholars to participate. Gengxu Beishang Riji (《庚戌北上日记》 Diary in 1910: Going North for Final Court Examination) by Peng Fucheng (彭阜成), a scholar from Sichuan Province, presents a common scholar’s observations and impressions of the Final Court Examination for selecting Bagong from a microscopic perspective. Through his vision and whereabouts, he discusses the scholars’ tours and psychological activities in Beijing at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Going deep into the background of the Late Qing Reform (1901-1912), he explores the real state of life of the imperial examinations for Yougong and Bagong. Peng recorded in detail the process of his examination in the imperial palace, his meeting with the emperor, his social interactions, shopping, and leisure activities during his stay in Beijing. He examined the daily life and changes of Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty from the perspective of an outsider. Going to Beijing to take the exam not only provided Peng Fucheng with a valuable opportunity to become an official, but also enabled him to observe the ruling center of the Qing Dynasty at a close distance, and to capture the message of changing times from the details of the life in Beijing.