The Chinese: A General Description of the Empire of China and Its Inhabitants, Volumul 2Harper & Bros., 1858 |
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Pagina 75
... colour , in allusion to the sky . When he wor ships the earth his robes are yellow , to represent the clay of this earthly sphere . When the sun is the object his dress is red : and for the moon he wears a pale white . The kings ...
... colour , in allusion to the sky . When he wor ships the earth his robes are yellow , to represent the clay of this earthly sphere . When the sun is the object his dress is red : and for the moon he wears a pale white . The kings ...
Pagina 76
... colour is preferred . The times of sac- rifice are specified thus : Those to heaven are of fered at the winter solstice ; those to earth at the summer solstice ; and the others at regularly ap- pointed periods . The punishment annexed ...
... colour is preferred . The times of sac- rifice are specified thus : Those to heaven are of fered at the winter solstice ; those to earth at the summer solstice ; and the others at regularly ap- pointed periods . The punishment annexed ...
Pagina 119
... coloured clothes , and put on a habit of mourning ; then prostrating himself before the coffin of the departed , he touched the earth four times with his forehead , and exclaimed with a voice broken by sobs , " Wise and learned sage ...
... coloured clothes , and put on a habit of mourning ; then prostrating himself before the coffin of the departed , he touched the earth four times with his forehead , and exclaimed with a voice broken by sobs , " Wise and learned sage ...
Pagina 145
... colours , called by them " flowered leaves . " They sign with a ci- • * " The almost infinite variety of forms which the Chinese symbolical character is capable of receiving , is certainly favour able to the beauty , and , it may almost ...
... colours , called by them " flowered leaves . " They sign with a ci- • * " The almost infinite variety of forms which the Chinese symbolical character is capable of receiving , is certainly favour able to the beauty , and , it may almost ...
Pagina 210
... colour , and every volume is numbered on the outer edge of the leaves . Collectors of choice books put up about ten volumes of the same work in a neat case , covered with flowered satin or silk . The popular works of the country are ...
... colour , and every volume is numbered on the outer edge of the leaves . Collectors of choice books put up about ten volumes of the same work in a neat case , covered with flowered satin or silk . The popular works of the country are ...
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