dynastywhich exercised sway till its over-throw in 1767 B. C. At thememorial temple to this dynasty,which stands outside theirancient capital of Ping-yang Fu,ancestor worship, the chief cultof Taoism, is performed even tothe present day. Chieh Kuei,the last of the degenerate em-perors of the Hsia… … SHOU LAO,LONGEVITY. a prince of the Principality of Chou, had a verybrilliant career. The other early emperors of thethirty-six that reigned till B. C. 255 are still asrenowned among the Chinese today for theirgreat virtues and wisdom as the celebratedmythical rulers of greater antiquity.…
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