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The four great faithful excellent ones assist to the right and left ; 



ïirs, cedars, and paper-cents ( l ) are hung to the West and East ; 



Rattan shields and precious swords are disposed for a thousand soldiers ; 



The steel-yards, scales and fans are most impressive; 



The jade foot-measure and smoking-pipe are known all over the world ; 



Festoons of damask glitter dazzlingly and brightly ; 



Five-coloured fine flags, and the Army-standard, ( 2 ) 



With the precious State-canopy of yellow silk stand in the middle; ( 3 ) 



There are scissors, golden flowers and chop-sticks of jade; 



To the right and left are peach- trees , giving the troops a valiant appearance; 



The three sacrificial animals ( 4 ) and the oblation wine are offered there ; 



The five vegetables and five fruits are presented to the five dragons; ( 5 ) 



The red food ( 6 ) is heaped, plentiful , in the bushels ; 



The lamps and candles burn bright and glorious, so that all the place is red. 



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(!) See p. 85, note 4. ( 2 ) See Tab. X, fig. 1. ( 3 ) See Tab. X, fig. 2. 



(*) The ox, goat and swine. ( 5 ) The five founders. ( 6 ) i. e. „ rice." 



(7) We have here an example of the „ Tnverse-Law" ( ^jj ^ ££■) occurring, occasionally, in Chinese 



' style: the adjective red (jjOl) being placed a/ter the substantive fiower \VCi]) ' m order to S ive ifc 



more force, 



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