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The grave of Hsioh T'ao (& ft *) is said to be situated 

 outside the east gate of the city near the Wang Kiang leo 

 (Utt^l) and is now surrounded by a vegetable garden. 

 The poet Chen Koh (IB ®) said that "a peach grove sur- 

 rounded her grave." She was a woman of wonderful 

 ability; but of questionable moral character. She was much 

 patronised by the Governor of the time, because of her 

 poetic and musical gifts. 



The bridge of Si' ma (10 & jf) is situated outside the 

 north gate. On this bridge, it is stated, that the scholar 

 Si' Ma Hsiang-ru (ij IS tB #11) wrote his verses and posted 

 them up. He was a poor scholar who was leaving his home 

 in Ch'en tu for the capital in the north, and as he passed 

 over the bridge he wrote: "If I do not return in a 

 'high chair may I never cross this bridge again." He went 

 to the capital and had a successful offical career and 

 returned and crossed the bridge in official style. The 

 hibiscus bridge 0& %£ M) is a structure dating from the 

 time of Meng Ch'ang (j£ it) and his son Meng Heo Chu 

 (a£ t& ±) (A.D. 960) or even earlier. It is situated in the 

 Shan Si Kiai. The pavillion of Meng Heo Fei (S « *E), 

 wife of Meng Heo Chu is situated at Kwan Hsien, on the 

 opposite side of the river to the Fuh Long Kwang, and 

 just below the gorge. This was either her birth place 

 or dwelling place, and may have been both. 



The grave of Liu Pi (JNffi) («£!£). This is situated in 

 the Wu Heo Si (f& H #). It is most likely that only his 

 clothing and official parapharnalia were interred here. His 

 body most likely being interred in Hu-peh, where he died 

 after his defeat by Wu (ft M) troops. 



The sepulchre (& S # ^ 9) of Ning I (W ft), a eunuch 

 of the Ming Prince, whose palace was in Ch'en tu. His 

 assistant eunuch Cheo K'i (JS *&) is also buried in the same 

 place. The situation of the grave is ten li outside the 



east gate at (M M 81). . 



The grave of Ho, husband and wife (ffi & M W &.) is 

 situated outside the south gate and dates from the Ming 

 Dynasty. Two patriots who may have resisted remained 



loyal to the last. . . 



The hundred flower pool (W £ *) is situated outside 

 the south gate of the city near the temple (- © *), now 

 known as the Pao Yuen An (***). This relic is said 

 to date from the T'ang Dynasty. 



The wash silk loft (B U &) is situated on the east side 

 of the city, and on the site of the present Wang Kiang leo 



