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moniously united — - {the dynasty of) Ming shatt flourish again. ( ] ) 



The character *{ j|| p| f in the middie of the panel, is a mutilation of the three charac- 



ters Hung-shun-tang ( 2 ) //The Hall of obedience to Hung", the name of the second lodge in the 

 two pro vin ces Kwang-tung and Kwang-si. 



The brethern worship before these tablets as they would worship before the tablets of 

 their own ancestors. 



In the middie of the lodge stands the //precious nine-storied pagoda," wherein the images of 

 the five founders are placed. ( 3 ) 



There, too, is the ,/red-flower-pavilion" or the ,/ pavilion of the Hibuscus rosa-sinensis" (*), 

 where the oath is sworn. This pavilion is adorned with four dragons having on their forehead^ 

 the character Wang ( 5 ), ,/king." The eaves are made in the form of snake, or dragon-scales, 

 and the name of the pavilion is written on the outside of the cupola of that pavilion. 



The city of willows contains all things necessary, as appears from the enumeration in Q, 

 257 & ff of the Catechism. 



The Bndha Kia-lan is much revered, and has his own shrine. 



There is, also, the shrine of the ,/Earth and land" ( 6 ), of which we have given an engraving 

 on Tab. IX, fig. 2. On the outside of the shrine are written the words 



-ie is composed of -4-» & j\. = 18. — Skun-ti, the firat emperor of the Tsing-dynasty , reigned 13 



years (1644—1662). 

 -J^ is: -J^ & — ■ = 61. — The reign of Khang-M lasted 61 years (1662—1723). 



^~ is: 4- & ^ = 13. — The length of reign of Tung-ching (1723— 1736). 



■fff* is: three horizontal, and three vertical strokes ^£ J|| » or 30 -f- 30 = 60 years; the length of 



^ reign of Kien-lung (1736—1796). 

 *TP is: 25; as the Book of Changes (Yih-king) has the phrase: ^ ^ -f|* ^ ^, The number 



of Heaven is twenty and five. (Compare pag. xix). — Kia-king reigned 25 years (1796 — 1821). 

 ~K is: 30; as the book of Changes has the phrase: j^jj ffw ]El ""f* % The number of Earth is thirty. 



(Compare pag. xix). — Tao-kwang reigned 30 years (1821 — 1851). 

 3jff This character has not yet been sufficiently explained. It is, however, generally analyzed in -^p „ 



the commercial number for 11, and * JU , one mouth or man, and explained: »One man will reign 

 eleven years." 



Ham-fung reigned indeed this time (1851—1862). With him the Tartar-dynasty ought to have finished; 

 but till now the lucky star of this dynasty seems not yet to wane before the Chinese rebellion. The 

 future will show, however, if the meaning attached to this last character, is the correct one. 



o n m m n w ff * 



l') Wï JlM JÉ ( 3 ) See Tab ' IX > fi S' 3 J and com P are Catechism, A, 270. 



( 4 ) » tt ^ ( 5 ) 3E ( 6 > ± *të ffi 



