THE SHUH COUNTRY rg 



copper cash For this purpose he seized all the copper 

 wares he could lay hands on, such as urns, tripods vases etc 

 which included all the copper wares belonging oV^mperiai 

 palace. He also collected all the copper fdols Ld ot er 



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heads of the copper Buddha's would not melt so he threw 

 them aside. During the Tsing Dynasty these heads v,v 

 collected by the prefect I (*) and buried in one grave ou si 

 he north gate o the city, and a tablet was erected bear nl 



tX n ul lgand Purposely threw these heads aside, 

 since he delighted m seeing human heads around; and the 

 Heads of the gods would go to show the people that he feared 

 neither gods nor men. 



The well of Chu Koh Liang (ft* £) . This well is situated 

 in the street known by this name, and was dug at the 

 command, and for the sole convenience, of the great warrior. 



The five load hill (2£ Jf III) which is also called the Wu 

 tang shan (3l © Ul) and Wu tan shan (Sfc » ill ) . Legend says 

 that this is the grave of one of the Kings of Shuh who reigned 

 during the Three Kingdom period. It is situated near the 

 north parade ground. 



This market town of T'ien Huei Chen {X IhJ H) is situated 

 thirty li distant from the north gate. In the T'ang Dynasty 

 (A.D. 713) the Emperor K'ai iien (Htu) had to flee fromhis 

 capital Ch'ang An (S 3?) in Shensi. On reaching this town 

 he learned that his capital had been retaken by his general 

 and troops. So he returned, and the town has ever since 

 borne the name of T'ien Huei Chen. 



The ancient agricultural market (# H TfT) is now occupied 

 by a tutelary god temple (± i&). 



The stone house of Wen Ong ($£ 3C ^ ~fo Jf), who was 

 governor of Sz'ch'uan during the Han Dynasty and introduced 

 the study of literature into the province. His family name 

 was Su (IT*), and his former residence is now included in the 

 grounds of the prefectural Middle School. 



The ancient stone bamboo sprouts (# 2J ^) are situated 

 outside the east gate in the street called by that name. 



The ancient flowing river pool ( l!f £C 8? J&) which is now 

 known as the Shang lien ch'i (_h H Jfc). In the reign of Meng 

 Heo Chu (j£ ^ ^), an official planted a lotus in the centre of 

 the pool, while all around the pool was adorned by the 

 hibiscus and the weeping willow. 



The grave of Liu Pi's (H 41) wife pilIt^A tt), 

 whose family name was Kan ("H"). The grave is situated in 

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