48 THE SHUH COUNTRY 



The Li Wen Eao Ch'ou Pien Ch'u {$%WlW i &&) the 

 spot where Li Wen Eao (0 & iH) calculated where the Western 

 boundary of Shuh should be. This spot is said to be within 

 the precincts of the temple (M ii SI) close to the east gate of 

 the city. The boundary is said to have been Ta Tsien Lu. 



The ancient residence of the famous scholar Yang 

 Hsiong of the Han Dynasty (ft $t Ifc 3*). , This place is now 

 included in the courts of the Ch'en Tu Hsien Yamen. 



The ancient residence of Yang Shen An (ft fh ^ "^T 3s), a 

 Senior Wrangler of the Ming Dynasty. It is situated near 

 the south gate of the city, in the Chuang tien Kiai (JKtc^), 

 close to the Hu Kueh An (H M =t£.) temple. Yang Shen An 

 (ft fh H) was the only Sz ch'uan Senior Wrangler during the 

 Ming Dynasty. In Manchu times there was likewise only 

 one such successful scholar, Luh Chen Hsiang (Sfr $c HI) of Tsi 

 Cheo. 



The golden horse and crystal chicken arch f& & ^ H 

 H $?). In the Han period there was a golden horse idol. 

 The position of this temple was near by the present Golden 

 horse street (fc g M). The thatched hut (^ ^ #) of Tu fu 

 (£t ^f), a poet and scholar of the T'ang period, was situated 

 here. 



The present temple is situated on the south side of the 

 city near the Huan Hua K'i (J*5 ?£ IS), was first erected in the 

 Sung Dynasty, in memory of the famous scholar, by an 

 official named Lu Ta-fang (S ^C Kf). It was repaired during 

 the reign of the Emperors Ch'ien Long ($£ HI) and Kia Ch'ing 

 (H R). The ancient grave of Ts'an Ts'ong (H H # M) . In 

 the Cheo (ffl) Dynasty the reigning house could not coerce 

 the native kings ( 3v) . Ts'an Ts'ong was the King of Shuh. 

 His grave is said to be situated near the Sheng Sheo Sit 

 (M m #) to the east of the Kin hua bridge. 



The stolen silver of Chang Hsien chong (35 JR i& jft 81) . 

 When the famous brigand was pressed by the Manchu troops 

 he left Ch'en tu for the South by boat carrying the silver and 

 the gold he had plundered throughout the province with him. 

 The story goes that all went well till he reached the deep 

 water at Kiang K'eo (it P) where this treasure fell through 

 the bottom of the boat and sank, unrecovered to this day. 

 Owing to the fabulous stories as to the value of this treasure 

 a viceroy of the late Manchu Dynasty memorialised the 

 throne asking for permission to salve this bullion, but owing 

 to public sentiment being strongly against the project it was 

 never carried through and the silver still lies there. 



The Buddha's grave (J$ Mf. When Chang Hsien Chong 

 was in possession of Ch'en tu city, he set up a mint to coin 



