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Thereare, also, flags for the four seasons: Spring ( l ), Summer ( 2 ), Autumn ( 3 ) and Winter ( 4 ); 



for the four points: East ( 5 ), West ( G ), South ( 7 ) and North ( 8 ); and the flags for the five ele- 



ments: Metal ( 9 ), Wood ( 10 ), Water ( ll ), Fire ( 12 ) and Earth ( 13 ). 



The four great faithful excellent ones also have each a flag, of which we have already given 



a dra win g and description on page 21 and Tab. vu & vin. 



Then there is the Warrant of the Army ( 14 ) and the Warrant of the General. ( 15 ) 

 We come now to the flags of the five lodges. ( 16 ) 



I. The great flag of the Lodge in Fuh-kien, on Tab. xm, fig. 1, is black: on the margin near 

 the flagstaff are written the characters: Kin- hang -slang = The silken (flag with the) mark 

 Kiang. ( 17 ) Then the words : j/The leader Thsai-(tih-chung), in the province of Fuh-kien ; the 

 secret lodge-mark //Three;" and the words: r/The flourishing league is victorious." 

 On the uppermargin are written the characters: Chuen-tai-kü-jit, which are the mutilated 

 characters for Sïmn-tMan-clmen-ming ( 18 ), //Obey Heaven and restore (the dynasty of) Ming." 

 On the pennon above the flag are written the following words: //The black flag flutters! 

 the heroes are all convoked! the Heaven-destined Emperor shall again restore the dynasty 

 of Ming \" 



Fig. 2 on the same plate shows the small flag of the secret character for //Three;" 

 whilst fig. 3 shows the flag of the character //Duke." 

 On this flag we find the following quatrain: 



The black flag of Fuh-kien is made witli the character „Three;" 



In Kan-su they gathered and laid the first foundation. 



The name of the hall is the blue lotus : Ming has given it (this name) ; 



The eighteen provinces fortify the imperial domains. ( 19 ) 



O Tab. xii, fig. 4, ( 2 ) Tig. 5. ( 3 ) Fig. 6. (*) Fig. 7. ( 5 ) Fig. 8. 



( 6 ) Fig. 9. ( 7 ) Fig. 10. ( 8 ) Fig. 11. ( 9 ) Fig. 12. ( ao ) Fig. 13. 



(") Fig. 14. ( 12 ) Fig. 15. ( 13 ) Fig. 16. ( 14 ) Fig. 17. ( I5 ) Fig. IS. 



( 16 ) Compare also pag. 18. 



( 17 ) Compare pag. 33. jjfö stands in the place of ||£ 



o 8 ) JU *: # = m % » W 



( 19 ) According to the old Chinese law the land was divided into 9 parts, in this way ^ • the middle part being 

 the Emperor's domain, 



