Gems of Chinese Literature/Table of Contents

by Herbert Allen Giles

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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CHOU AND CH‘IN DYNASTIES (6th to 2nd Century B.C.)
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The Duke of Chou―
Against Drunkenness ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		1
Lao Tzŭ—
Sayings ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		2
K‘ung Fu-Tzŭ (Confucius)―
Miscellaneous Extracts ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		4
Tso-Ch‘iu Ming—
The Battle of Ch‘ang-Chŏ ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		7
Burning a Wizard ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		8
How Yen-Tzŭ would not Die with his Prince ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		9
A Tunnel ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		10
Lieh Tzŭ—
Rest ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		11
Dream and Reality ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		11
Why Confucius was Sad ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		12
Mo Ti—
Love One Another ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		14
Divine Vengeance ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		15
Kung-yang Kao—
A Great Exodus ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		16
Ku-liang Ch‘ih—
Praying for Rain ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		17
Yang Chu—
If Life worth Living? ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		18
Egoism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		19
Self-Sacrifice ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		20
Chuang Tzŭ—
Life, Death, and Immortality ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		22
The Death of Lao Tzŭ ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		26
The Death of Chuang Tzŭ’s Wife ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		26
On his own Death-bed ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		27
How Yao wished to Abdicate ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		28
Inference ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		28
Independence ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		29
The Perfect Man ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		29
Drunkenness ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		30
Archery ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		30
Causality ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		31
Dream and Reality ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		31
Ch‘ü P‘ing—
Consulting the Oracle ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		32
The Fisherman’s Reply ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		33
The Genius of the Mountain ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		34
Sung Yü—
Wind ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		35
Unpopularity ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		37
T‘an Kung—
Divorce ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		38
Burial of Confucius ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		38
On Mourning ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		38
Burying Alive ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		39
Bad Government ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		40
A Strange Congratulation ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		40
The Song of the Coffin ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		41
History of the Contending States (Anon.)―
The Elixir of Death ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		42
Mêng Tzŭ (Mencius)―
Half Measures ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		43
Born in Sin ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		45
Abdication of Emperor Yao ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		47
Charity of Heart ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		48
Yang Chu and Mo Ti ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		48
Separation of Sexes ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		49
Hsün Tzŭ—
Born in Sin ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		50
Li Ssû—
On the Employment of Foreigners ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		51
Han Fei—
Circumstances Alter Cases ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		54
Brutality v. Humanity ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		55
HAN DYNASTY (200 B.C. TO A.D. 200).
Liu An―
Does God intervene? ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		56
On the Nature of Tao ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		57
Ssŭ-ma Ch‘ien—
A Century before Christ ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		59
On Chang Liang ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		62
Confucius ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		63
Courage ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		63
Kao Ti—
Imperial Proclamation ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		64
Wên Ti—
To the Captain of the Huns ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		65
Ch‘ao Ts‘o—
On War ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		67
On Agriculture ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		70
Wu Ti—
Heroes wanted! ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		74
Tung-fang So—
Self-recommendation ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		75
Ssŭ-ma Hsiang-ju—
Against Hunting ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		76
Prince of Chung-shan—
Music ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		78
Li-Ling—
A Reply ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		80
Lu Wên-shu—
On Punishments ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		85
Shu Kuang—
The Disadvantages of Wealth ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		88
Ku Yung—
Against the Naturalisation of Huns ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		89
Ma Yüan—
Ambition ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		90
Wang Ch‘ung—
Confucianism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		91
Virtue its own Reward ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		92
Creation ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		92
God Our Father ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		92
On Spirits ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		92
Morals v. Sacrifice ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		94
SIX DYNASTIES, &c. A.D. 200 to A.D. 600.
Wei Ming Ti—
On an Eclipse ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		95
Wang Su—
Jade ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		96
Temperance ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		96
Enter not into Temptation ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		97
Confucius in Danger ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		98
Liu Ling—
The Genius of Wine ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		100
T‘ao Yüan-ming—
Home Again! ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		101
The Peach-blossom Fountain ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		102
T‘ANG DYNASTY (A.D. 600 TO A.D. 900.
Fa Hsien—
Gayâ ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		104
A storm at Sea ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		105
Kumârajiva—
Subhûti Asks for Guidance ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		107
Faith is the Substance ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		108
Wang Chi—
Drunk-Land ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		109
Chang Yüeh—
Fighting Goats ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		111
Han Wên-Kung—
True Faith of a Confucianist ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		113
On Slander ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		119
The Unicorn ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		120
A Taoist Priest ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		121
On a Bone from Buddha’s Body ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		122
Crocodile of Ch‘ao-chou ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		125
In Memoriam (of his nephew) ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		127
In Memoriam (Liu Tsung-yüan) ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		130
Liu Tsung-yüan—
Revenge ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		131
Catching Snakes ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		133
Congratulations on a Fire ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		135
Beauties of Buddhism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		137
Is there a God? ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		138
Pas Trop Gouverner ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		139
Li Hua—
On an old Battle-field ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		141
Liu Yü-hsi—
My Humble Home ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		144
Pŏ Chü-yi—
The Lute-Girl’s Lament ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		145
P‘ei Lin—
The Elixir of Life ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		148
Wu Tsung—
Against Buddhism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		149
SUNG DYNASTY (A.D. 960 TO A.D. 1200).
Ssŭ-ma Kuang—
Censors ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		151
Ou-yang Hsiu—
Imperial Extravagance ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		152
Clubs ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		153
Releasing Prisoners ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		155
Fulness and Decay ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		157
The Old Drunkard’s Arbour ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		158
An Autumn Dirge ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		159
At a Grave ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		161
Shên Kua—
Aureoles ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		163
Aerial Perspective ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		163
Essentials ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		164
Su Tung-P‘o—
The Arbour to Joyful Rain ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		165
The Baseless Tower ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		167
The Tower of Contentment ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		168
Châlet of Cranes ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		170
Inaccuracy ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		172
Square-Cap the Hermit ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		173
The Red Wall: Summer ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		175
The Red Wall: Autumn ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		177
A Rat’s Cunning ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		178
The Prince of Literature ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		179
A Sound Critic ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		182
Wang An-shih—
On the Study of False Doctrines ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		183
A False Estimate ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		184
Chou Tun-I—
The Language of Flowers ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		185
Huang T‘ing-chien—
Commonplace ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		186
Li Chih—
On Pictures ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		187
Yo Fei—
Good Horses ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		189
Hu Ch‘üan—
Portraiture ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		190
Sung Tz‘ŭ—
Inquests ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		191
The Death-Limit ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		191
Lo Kuan-chung—
Kidnapping an Emperor ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		192
The God of War ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		194
Chu Hsi—
Portraits ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		196
Taoism and Buddhism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		197
Têng Ch‘un—
Painting Buddhas ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		199
Kuo Jo-hsü—
Korean Art ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		200
Wên T‘ien-hsiang—
Divinæ Particulam Auræ ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		201
YÜAN AND MING DYNASTIES (A.D. 1260 TO A.D. 1644).
Liu Yin—
Design ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		203
Têng Hou—
An Imperial Artist ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		204
Picture Collecting ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		204
Anonymous—
Interpretation ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		205
Anonymous—
The Cat and the Peony ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		206
Liu Chi—
Divination ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		207
Outsides ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		208
Fang Hsiao-ju—
It is always the Unexpected ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		210
The Lady Chang—
For her Husband’s Life ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		213
The Lady Chang—
In her Husband’s Stead ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		215
Tsung Ch‘ên—
Flunkeyism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		217
Wang Tao-k‘un—
How to Get On ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		220
Hsü Hsieh—
Antiques ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		222
Huai Tsung—
Valedictory ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		224
The Hung Lou-Mêng—
A Popular Physician ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		225
CH‘ING DYNASTY (A.D. 1644 TO A.D. 1912).
The Sacred Edict—
On Heterodoxy ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		226
P‘u Sung-ling—
Author’s Own Record ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		227
Raising the Dead ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		231
A Chinese Jonah ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		233
Chang Pu-liang ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		234
Lan Ting-yüan—
The Southern Barbarians ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		235
Against Buddhism ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		240
Dead beggar gets Wife and Son ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		242
Visits to Strange Nations—
The Country of Gentlemen ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		245
The Country of Great Men ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		250
Yüan Mei—
The Art of Dining ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		254
Did Confucius write the Annals? ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		256
Chang Kêng—
Perspective ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		258
Lin Tsê-hsü—
Letter to Queen Victoria ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		259
Tsêng Kuo-fan—
A Family Letter ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		262
Chang Chih-tung—
Religion ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		265
Education ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		266
In Praise of the Manchus ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		267
Yüan Shih-k‘ai—
A Broken Oath ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		269
Liang Ch‘i-ch‘ao—
My Country! ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		270
The Civilization of Japan ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		271
China’s Need ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		272
Liberty ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		272
Miscellaneous
Proverbs, Household Words, etc. ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		275
English-Chinese Index to Names ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		280
Index ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥        ‥		283