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128 is the tribunal of Han lin , or the chofen 
doctors of the empire. This tribunal, called Han 
lin yuen , is a very conftderable one : it has the care 
of the registers for the Chinefe hiftory. A 11 the 
learned men of the empire, and the colleges and 
fchools, depend upon this tribunal. Here are chofen 
the judges and examiners of the compofitions for the 
degrees of the learned men ; as likewife thofe, who 
are mod: capable of writing verfes and pieces of elo- 
quence for the ufe of the palace and emperor. 
joy Kong yuen is the inclofure, where the com- 
pofitions are drawn up for the examination of the 
learned men. Here are a great number of little 
chambers or cells for the compofers, and fine apart- 
ments for the mandarins appointed to preferve good 
order, and to prevent thofe, who compofe, from 
making ufe of the compofitions of others. 
273 Tchoua kou ting is a pavillion, in which is a 
drum. Mandarins and fcldiers keep guard here day 
and night. In ancient times, when any perfon had 
not juftice done him, and thought himfelf opprefled, 
he went and beat this drum ; at the found of which 
the mandarins ran, and were obliged to carry the 
complaint of the party opprefled to the great men or 
minifters. Upon which information was taken of 
the fadt, and juftice done. At prefent the ufe of 
this drum is abolished ; but it has been drought pro- 
per to preferve this ancient monument of the Chinefe 
government. 
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2 1 7 Ti onang miao is a palace, wherein are the 
tablets of a great number of the ancient emperors of 
China. At the time of the equinoxes the emperor 
goes thither to perform the ceremonies to thefe de« 
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