The dragon, image, and demon : or, The three religions of China, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism : giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese (1886)
DuBose, Hampden C · London : Partridge · leaf 135
132 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. beardless young man, and exceedingly fond of children... The mandarins worship him, his temple is found in every hamlet, theatricals in his honour are quite renowned, and his processions go to every village. His birthday is on the 13th of the Ist Moon, and during… … He is also worshipped by the coolies; they say, ““Mangtseang went barefoot, and so do we (with only straw sandals); so we worship him.” He is one of the chief gods of the nation. Gods of the Tides.—These two gods were Wuyuin, of the kingdom of Wu, whose capital was Soochow, and Wenchung, of the…
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