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eight chang, is^ made-a-rtdrstan3?~in the centre; seven small one 

 eachTTfour chang long, are made (and placed) on the east sid 



„ They are a,ll direct ed t owards th e KnM ^ with a, di'at an'pp of eig 

 ch'ih between each other. Eight little boys, who all have observe 

 religious abstinence for three days and are clad in blue robe 



^raMish the dragoM.__XIia---2Sm- 6<j A fa ' (Oujjml Trt^dent > 

 harvesting), who also for three days has observed religioi 

 abstinence and is clad in blue robes, erects them". 



In the same yf^j m^svmmsjLJmr-f^^ big n 



dragon was made, seven chang long, and placed in the centr 

 while six small dragons, each three chang five ch'ih long, stoc 

 on the south' side; they were all directed to the south, with 

 dista,np,ft nf sPM^xu-fih^ipt-hr&y^^P^r'^^^ nflipr Seven futtgxmjon me'i 

 who for three days had observed religioas-atostiSence and wei 

 clad in red robes, bra^diahed-tfieTfragons, and the Sze Fung si 

 fu 2 (Supgrintend^nt of works), who likewise for three daj 



"ilM observed religious abstinence and was clad in red robe 

 erected them. ^_ 



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rountams and iiills were prayed to in the la 

 month of summer, on wu and sze days, one big yellow dragoi 

 five chang long, was placed in the centre, and four^ small onei 

 long two chang five ch'ih, stood on the south side; they wei 

 all directed to the South, with a distance of five ch'ih betwee 

 each other. Five elders, after three 'days religious abstinence, an 

 clad in yellow robes, brandished the dragons, and five men (c 

 a senior *) in yellow robes erected them. 



In autumn, on heng and sin days, one big white dragon wa 

 made, nine chang long, and placed in the centre; eight sma 

 ones, long four chang five chih, were placed on the west sid( 

 They were all directed to the West, and the distance betwee 

 them was nine ch'ih ; nine old unmarried men (or widowers ' 

 in white robes brandished them, and the Sze ma " (Inspector c 

 horses), also clad in white garments, erected them. 



3 The main text wrongly says five, but the quotation gives the right number of fou 



4 The main text gives "five men", the quotation "a senior", ^^ ^ . 



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