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i Since the apotheosis of the faithful statesman, their peneliant . 
for hero-worship has led the people to multiply the tutelary divin- 
- ities of the tide to a great extent. us it has lords many and | 
many, so much so that a Pantheon has been erected at 
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- Haining. the Temple of the Tidal gods, in which, besides a-gentral 
- image of Wu Tsz’si, there are fifteen others ranged in rows on 
tice in this sketch. ; 
The Tidal King Temple, isin the country. “Tie shin (or god) 
was an officer named Stone,” who, in 828 a.p., undertook the 
restoration of a dyke, which an Eagre of unusual violence had 
overthrown; and failing in the conStruction of the founda- 
tion, drowned himself from chagrin. , ‘‘ He afterwards became 
a shin,” (or god,) and three centurie€Jater, on the occasion of 
acombat between the people and rebels, who were attempting 
to capture Hang-chau, his name was seen inscribed on a streamer 
in the darkened sky, where also unearthly noises were heards 
The enemy instantly succumbed. Again, a hundred years later, 
when an extraordinary Eagre destroyed the dykes, oecasioning 
great loss of life and property, the waters retired through prayers 
and sacrifices to his maues. In consequence of this, a Budhist 
priest was appointed to the charge of his temple, that a regular 
religious service might be kept up to his houor. 
he Temple of Unanimity. “ Its shin is Luh kwei,” a mil- 
itary officer who flourished in the twelfth century. He fell on 
the field of battle, and “became a god” Not Jong after, when 
the dykes were overthrown by a violent tidal wave, his shin led 
soldiers from Hades and forced back the tide. Subseqnently, 
when it returned with-gfeater force, extending to the city walls 
and flaoding the country, he re-appeared accompanied by three 
damsels bearing streamers. By their united labor, the stones, 
which had been carried away, were brought back for a fonnda- 
tion. To commemorate these services, the title of Great Mound 
Earl, was conferred npon him by the Emperor, who also ennobled 
the fair attendants. The temple has, besides several stone images, 
those of the three fairies aud twelve horary shin (or gods), for 
_ alternate officers in the government of the tide. 
One more example will suffice: It is of a temple some distance 
from the city, erected in honor of a tea merchant, who, above 
‘seven hundred years ago, devoted a large part of his property to 
_ the construction of a dyke, which was overthrown soon after its 
completion. In despair he cast himself into the swelling wave, 
which wafted his corpse from place to place; wherever it rested, 
sand was thrown up, and thus a foundation was provided for an- 
other embankment. Posthnmons titles were conferred upon him, 
aud a temple erected in which divine honors are 
