1772—1856. A distingruished Peking official, who was tutor to the Emperors Tao Euang and Hsien Fdng. He was an Assistant Grand Secretary from 1839 until after the war with Great Britain, when he incurred the Emperor's displeasure by advising that Lin Tsft-hsfl should be sent back to Canton. Canonised as ^ j^ .
1877
T'ang Ching-sung ^^^. 19th cent. A.D. A native of
Euangsi, who graduated as chin shih in 1865, and rose by 1885
to be Taot^ai in Formosa and Treasurer in 1891. In 1894, when
war had broken out with Japan, he was appointed Assistant Defence
Commissioner under Admiral >^ ||^ ^ ^ang Ch4-chdn who had
previously distinguished himself in Tongking; and in October of that
year he became Acting Governor. In May 1895 the Chinese in
Formosa, refusing to be handed over to Japan, appointed him
President of the Formosan Republic, with Tcheng Ei-tong as
Minister for Foreign Affairs. Seeing however that he could not
hold the island, he fled about a month later, the German gun-
vessel litis silencing the Tamsui forts while a German steamer
conveyed him safely away. He proceeded to Amoy and then on to
Shanghai, and shortly afterwards was ordered to retire.
T*ang Ch*iung ^ ^. A cha jen of Eueichou , who kept his 1S78
District in Sstlch'uan free from the T^ai-p'ing rebels, and by his
good administration earned the nickname ^ ^ ^ T^ang the
Peace-giver. In 1883 he had risen to be Governor of Tflnnan, but
in 1885 was sentenced to death for having returned to his province
in the previous year instead of fighting the French. At the end of
1886 he was sent to assist in Yunnan, without pay; and in 1887
he was put in charge of the Yilnnan mines, with the brevet rank
of Governor.
T*ang Chti ^ ^, A famous physiognomist of old. 1879
T'ang Ho ^5(5d (T. iRig). A.D. 1326-1395. A native of 1880 Hao-chou in Anhui, who joined Chu Y^an-chang in 1353 and
