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The flag of benevolence and justice of the leader was the first ; 



The five lodges separated and began to lay the foundation. 



The eighteen provinces shall return to the lord of Ming. 



It (the flag) is left in the flower-pavilion to teaeh the sons of Hung (how to act). 



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Wenexthave the Great-red-flag ( l ) of which we fmd no drawing: in Q. 124 of the Catechism 

 is given, ho wever, a quatrain on it. 



So, also, the flag of the great ancestor Chu-hung ( 2 ), of which no description is found. 



We next have the flag of the great Ming ( 3 ), of which, also, no drawing is given. The 

 folio wing quatrain is found on it: 



The sun-moon (flag) ( 4 ) is the first amongst the flags. 



The uuited heroes of Hung laid the first foundation. ( 5 ) 



Man ought to preserve his fidelity and piety; 



He shall not be allowed to talk abroad of our rights and wrongs. 



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All the other flags are triangular, ha ving a pennon above the flag. 

 There are flags for Sun ( 6 ), Moon ( 7 ) and the seven Stars ( 3 ). 

 On this last flag we find this quatrain : 



The flag of the seven stars of Ursa-major 



Calls the heroes of Hung to enter the city. 



We have pledged ourselves in the „ blue lotus," (this name being) given to it by the Ming. ( 3 ) 



The eighteen provinces are the patrimony of the Lord of Ming. 



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( 3 ) ~fc BM Wl ( 4 ) i- e - Ming I BH J , this character being composed of the characters 



|jj , Sun and ËJ , Moon. ( 5 ) Tor the restoration of the Ming-dynasty. 



( 6 ) See Tab. xn, fig. 1. (?) See Tab. xn, fig. 2. 



( s ) -t fi Wk) See Tab - xll > fi °- 3 - ( 9) See P a °' 18 - 



