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table gained for him the nickname of ^ j^ ^ Bean-cnrd T'ang. He wrote a Topography of Sui'chouj besides a large collection of essays and some poetry, and also aided in compiling and editing the institutes of the dynasty. Canonised as ^ j£ , and in 1823 admitted to the C!onfucian Temple.

T*ang Sai-erh H ^ j^ . A witch of j^ ]§ Pu-t'ai in Shantung. 1883 Originally a serving-maid at an inn, in 1420 she deluded vast numbers into rising against ihe GoYernment. Although by a pretended offer to surrender she lulled the Imperialist General If^ ^ Liu Shdng into carelessness and succeeded in surprising him by lyght, her followers were finally dispersed. She herself however escaped capture.

T'ang T*ing-8hu H^^ (T. ^ ^). A.D. 1822-1892. 1884 Commonly known as Tong Eing-sing. He began life as an assistant in a Hongkong auctioneer's office, was afterwards an interpreter at the Police Court, and then for many years in the employment of

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Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. After two years in Europe, he took a part in starting the China Merchants* Steam Navigation Company, the K*ai-p4ng coal-mines, and the Tientsin railway, and was altogether a man of enlightenment with a real desire for progressive measures. He held the rank of expectant Taot^ai. T'angTln ||^ (T. -^||. H. >fQ^). AD. 1470-1523. 1886 A scholar and artist of the Ming dynasty. Author of the y^ ^ t^ ^ Elements of History^ and also of some poetry of a high order. Tao An ^ ^ . Died A.D. 385. A Buddhist priest of '^ ^Ij 1886 Ch^ang-shan in Chehkiang, who belonged to a family of scholars bearing the surname Wei^ He was very mean-looking, but possessed a marvellous memory, being able to repeat any. work that he had read twice. He made his way to the capital in Honan and became the disciple of Fo-t*u-ch'§ng; but when disorder broke out he crossed

the Tang-tsze with 400 disciples to Hsiang-yang in Hupeh, and