China: A History of the Laws, Manners, and Customs of the People, Volume 1Macmillan and Company, 1878 |
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... Emperor Yaou . From the time of this sovereign , the history of China begins to assume the appearance of truth , whereas the account of all preceding reigns is clouded with fable and uncertainty . J I. ITS ANTIQUITY AND NAMES . 3 To ...
... Emperor Yaou . From the time of this sovereign , the history of China begins to assume the appearance of truth , whereas the account of all preceding reigns is clouded with fable and uncertainty . J I. ITS ANTIQUITY AND NAMES . 3 To ...
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... emperor of the short - lived dynasty of Tsin . This emperor , who was named Ching Wong , is said in Chinese annals to have been one of the greatest heroes of whom China , or indeed , any other land can boast . He extended his conquests ...
... emperor of the short - lived dynasty of Tsin . This emperor , who was named Ching Wong , is said in Chinese annals to have been one of the greatest heroes of whom China , or indeed , any other land can boast . He extended his conquests ...
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... Emperor , is " the Sovereign of the ten thousand isles . " The ocean by which this vast coast is washed , is divided into four sections . The portion of sea between Cochin China and the island of Hainan is called the Tonquin Gulf ; that ...
... Emperor , is " the Sovereign of the ten thousand isles . " The ocean by which this vast coast is washed , is divided into four sections . The portion of sea between Cochin China and the island of Hainan is called the Tonquin Gulf ; that ...
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... emperor's gate , all officials coming to the city to hold office enter ; and when they vacate office , it is by the same gate that they depart . No funeral procession is allowed to pass through this gate , and the same prohibi- tion ...
... emperor's gate , all officials coming to the city to hold office enter ; and when they vacate office , it is by the same gate that they depart . No funeral procession is allowed to pass through this gate , and the same prohibi- tion ...
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... emperor regards himself as the interpreter of the decrees of Heaven , and he is recognised by the people over whom he rules as the connecting link between the gods and themselves . He is designated by such titles as the Son of Heaven ...
... emperor regards himself as the interpreter of the decrees of Heaven , and he is recognised by the people over whom he rules as the connecting link between the gods and themselves . He is designated by such titles as the Son of Heaven ...
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Page 39 - For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: and let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour...
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Page 174 - Almost all Chinese, robust or infirm, well-formed or deformed, are called upon by their parents to marry so soon as they have attained the age of puberty. Were a grown-up son or daughter to die unmarried, the parents would regard it as most deplorable.