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Domestic Institutions. Marital, 22 sq.; filial, 25â26; domestic customs and habits, 46â47
Door-gods. See MĂȘn ShĂȘn
Dragon-s. Symbol of, on Manchu flag, 28; Pâan Ku with head of, 78; Blueâsee Blue Dragon; FĂȘng Po, God of the Wind, 204, 205; are spirits of the waters, 208; generally beneficent, 208; essence of yang principle; evil dragons are Buddhist, 208; nagas, mountain dragons, 208; chief of the scaly reptiles, 208; description and properties of, 208 sq.; Buddhist, 209â210; fĂȘng-shui and, 209; legend of the foolish, 211â212; spirits in charge of Salt Waters, 212; spirits in charge of Sweet Waters, 212; spirits in charge of Secondary Waters, 212; legend of Châin Shih Huang-ti and the, 212 sq.; Chang Tao-ling and the, 216â217; HsĂŒ ChĂȘn-chĂŒn and the, 222 sq.; a spiritual alligator, 223â224; and drought in Peking, 232 sq.
Dragon-boat Festival. Origin and nature of, 44, 152
Dragon-king-s. The Sea-dragon Kings, the Chinese Neptunes; three daughters of, mothers of the San Kuan, 126; description of, 210â211, 212; Ao Châin and the Eight Immortals, 214 sq.; legend of Dragon-kingâs daughter, 217 sq.; and Li No-cha, 307 sq.
Dragon-tiger Mountain. Abode of family of Chang Tao-ling, 142
âDream of the South Branch.â Nan kâo mĂȘng, 410; story of, 410 sq.
Dualism. In early cosmogony, 83; I ching and, 84; yin-yang system of, 85; illustrated by pantheon, 93
Du Bose. Cited, 98â99
Duke of Thunder. See Lei Kung
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Earlier Spirit Festival, 44
Earth. Gods of the, 46; the Earth-mother, 82, 109â110, 165. See also Soil and Ti
Earth-dumb. Ti-ya, or Ti-mu, the Earth-mother; one of the attendants of WĂȘn Châang, 82, 109â110
Earth-mother. Ti-ya, Ti-mu, or Hou-tâu, 82, 109â110, 165. See also Earth-dumb
Eastern Air, Sovereign of The, 136â137
Eastern Palace. Residence of Tâai I, star-spirit, 143
Ecclesiastical Institutions, 34 sq.
Education. Stereotyped at an early age, 37; restricted to study of the classics, 37; competitive examination system of, 37, 38; modern, 38
Eight Immortals. See Pa Hsien
Eight Trigrams. See Pa Kua and Trigrams
Eighteen Provinces. China Proper, 27
Elam. Probable origin of Chinese in, 15, 17
Elephant, White, 283, 284, 285â286
Emperor-s. YĂŒ Huang, the Jade Emperor, 130, and see YĂŒ Huang; âThrone of the Five,â 176 Page 434
Emptiness and Devastation. HsĂŒ Hao, a demon; exorcism of, 249â250
Environments of the Chinese. Inorganic, 18â19; organic, 19â20; sociological, 20â21
Epidemics. Gods of, 240 sq.; myths of, 240 sq.; Ministry of Seasonal, 240â241; God of Epidemics afflicts Miao Chuang, 274
Equinoxes. Festivals of the, 44
Ărh-lang. Helps to capture Sun Hou-tzĆ, 331
Examinations. Literary, as means of appointment to office, 29
Exchange. By barter, 49; coins, 49; weights and measures, 49
Exorcism-ists. The wu, 34; Ministry of, 248; gods of, 248â249; of âEmptiness and Devastation,â 249
Expectant Wife. Legend of the, 391â392
Extinguisher. Sun Hou-tzĆ and the, 364â365
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Fa Pao. Dharma, the Law, one of the San Pao of Buddhism, 119
Fan-s. Use of, 47; the Fire-quenching, 359 sq.
Fanning the Grave. Story of Chuang Chou and the widow, 149
Favourable-wind Ear. See Shun-fĂȘng Ărh
Feast. Of Lanterns, 43â44; of Peaches, Pâan-tâao Hui, 137â138. See also Festival-s
Feathered People. Legend of, 390
Fei, Lady. Concubine of MĂȘng Châang, 178. See Hua-jui Fu-jĂȘn
Fei Lien. See FĂȘng Po
FĂȘng Hou. And Chuang Chou, 150
FĂȘng Lin. Vanquished by No-cha, 153
FĂȘng Po. God of the Wind; and ShĂȘn I, 181, 204â205; legend of, 204â205; a stellar divinity, 204; a dragon, Fei Lien, 181, 204â205
FĂȘng ShĂȘn Tâai. Chiang TzĆ-ya builds, for List of Promotions to Immortals, 154, 157
âFĂȘng ShĂȘn Yen I.â Legends in, 192 sq., 242, 320 sq.
FĂȘng-shan. Sacrifices offered on Tâai Shan by ChâĂȘng Tsung, 127
FĂȘng-shui, Doctrine of, 54; dragons connected with, 209
Festival-s, 43 sq.; Mid-autumn (All Soulsâ Day), 35, 44â45; New Year, 43; of Lanterns, 43â44; of the four seasons and their equinoxes and solstices, 44; Earlier Spirit, 44; of the Tombs, 44; Middle Spirit, 44; Later Spirit, 44; Dragon-boat, 44, 152; Chung Yang (kite-flying), 45; New Yearâs Eve, 45
Feudal Period. Duration of, 18; administrative system in, 28â29; ecclesiastical institutions in, 34 sq.; professional institutions in, 36; accessory institutions in, 37
Feudal States. Subjugated by Châin, 27
Finger-nails. Worn long by literary and leisured classes, 47
Fire. Châih Ching-tzĆ an alleged discoverer of, 199; myths of, 236 sq.; Ministry of, 236; God of, burns Hsi Châi, 236â237; Châih Ching-tzĆ a personification of, 237; Châih Ti, the Red Emperor, 237â238; Hui Lu, 238â239; ShĂȘn Nung, 239; the Fire-quenching Fan, 359 sq.
Fire-quenching Fan, The Magic, 359 sq.
First Cause. Sung philosophers and, 85â86; Mencius and, 90
Five Elements (wu hsing), 84
Five Graduates. Legend of the, 242 sq.; gain favour of the Emperor, 243; and Chang Tâien-shih, 244â245; killed, 244; their spirits appear at the palace, 244â245; canonized, 246
Flag. Republican, 28; dragon-symbol on Manchu, 28
Flood, Legend of the Great, 224â225
Flowers. Chinese love for, 51
Flying Cart, Land of the, 391
Fo Pao. Buddha, one of the San Pao of Buddhism, 119
Food. Kinds of, 58
Foot-binding. Origin of, 39; abolition of, 39 Page 435
Form. See Hsing
Formosa. A Chinese possession, 27; annexed by Japan, 27
Foxes. Legends of, 370 sq.; generally of ill omen, 370; powers of, 370; transformations of, 370
Fu Hsi, or Tâien Huang Shih. Mythical sovereign; brother of NĂŒ Kua, 81, 82; creator of human beings, 239, 247â248; a God of Medicine, 247â248
Fu ShĂȘn, Yang ChâĂȘng, or Yang Hsi-chi. The God of Happiness, 165, 169â170; origin of, 169; other Gods of Happiness, 170
Fu-sang Tree. One which grows at the place where the sun rises, 186â187
Funeral Rites, 39 sq.; the idea of death, 39; recalling the soul, 39â40; feeding the corpse, 40; the soul-tablet, 40; signs of mourning, 40; exacting nature of ceremonial, 41; cemeteries, 41
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Games, 45â46
Gardens, 47, 51
Garuda. See Lei Kung
Gems, Lake Of. Yao Châih, 137
Generalissimo-s. Canonized, 150 sq.; the three musical brothers, Tâien Chih-piao, Tâien YĂŒan-shuai, and Tâien Hung-i, 151; Chiang TzĆ-ya, 152 sq.
Genii. Hsi Wang Mu head of the, on Kâun-lun Mountains, 137
Gentry. ShĂȘn Shih; a social division, 28
Geological Features, 19
Giants. Legends of, 387
God-s. Of China, 93 sq.; amuse themselves, 99; marry, 99; sin, 99; punishment of the, 99; die, 99; super-triad of, 100â101; Confucius not a, 102 sq.; shĂȘn general name for, 103; stellar deities, 176 sq., 242; constellations, planets, and stars abodes of, 192; dragons, 208 sq.; battle of the, 320 sq.; of Agriculture, 165; of the City, 165; of the
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