Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 466
od by the ancient Chinese, and thefruits of the earth known to them, are almost all included.But productions recently introduced into the country arenot offered. To Heaven alone is offered a piece of bluejade, cylindrical in shape and a foot long, formerly usedas a symbol of sovereignty. But the… … CONFUCIAN TEMPLES AND WORSHIP. 467 Sun, at Peking. This temple has been dedicated by theChinese to the sun as the great source of light and heat,and it has been put under the protection of the god offire. Farmers frequent this temple in dull, cold weather,to pray for the sunshine to ripen their…
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