58 the shuh country 



Mid-winter. 



The day prior to the Mid-winter, Solstice, the T'ai-Sheo 

 spread a banquet at the Shih-yii K'iao (£f f& $t) . After the 

 meal was over he proceeded to a wood to view the cutting of 

 timber, which the timber merchants immediately despatched 

 to the city. 



CHAPTEE V. 

 The Ancient Kings of Shuh. 



The Chinese have attempted to trace the history of 

 Shuh back to the time of the Emperor Een Huang (A Sk) 

 (3000 B.C.) or earlier. They state that the ancient rulers 

 of Shuh (33) were styled Shuh Shan Shi (33 UJ Ifc), whose 

 family name was K'ai Hu T'ao (tH #! $fe) and his style Wen 

 Seng (2flC &). The ancestral father was Seng Tsi T'sang 

 (M^^), and the ancestral mother was the Teo Mu (4- #E) or 

 Bushel Mother who belonged to the tribe of Mo Li (JfJ M). 

 The Bushel Mother rode in a chariot of the spirit of earth, 

 and first began to reign at Sie Koh (# %£) ; which is now 

 included in the prefecture of Han Chong (WL # Jdf). Legen- 

 dary writings also say that the Son of Huang Ti (sfc %t), 

 whose name was Ch'ang I (J| M) married the daughter of 

 the Shuh Shen Shi whose name was Ch'ang P'uh (H f£), 

 This woman became the maternal pivot, and bore the 

 Chuan Suh Kao Yang Shi (SsPf M M li§ J$), whose progeny 

 governed Shuh for many generations, and down through 

 to the Cheo period. When Cheo Wu Wang (1122 B.C.) 

 mustered his troops at Muh Ie ($C SF), there were soldiers 

 from the Eung (M), Shuh (13), Ch'iang (jfi) and Mao (§&} 

 tribes to support him. 



In the first vear of the reign of Tong Cheo Siang Wang 

 (M M m 3£), (651 B.C. ) the Shuh Prince Ts'an Ts'ong (X »)', 

 became King of Shuh. After his decease his sera Peh 

 Kwan ($j fflL), also called Peh Wu (^6 H), succeeded him in 

 his dominions. On the decease of Peh Kwan ($3 ?H) his 

 brother Yii Fu (f^.Sk) succeeded to the throne. It is stated 

 that Yii Eu had a very peculiar visage, and a head 

 resembling a tea pot. 



His popular name was Tu Yii ' v ^t ^), and his Capital 

 was located in P'i Hsien ($15 f£). He exerted himself and 

 established his kingdom on all sides. He was fond of 

 irrigation and did much to improve the prospects of his 

 kingdom in this respect. It is specially stated that he did 



