The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden, E. J. Brill · leaf 134
emple, from the taber-nacle occupied by the ancestral tablets or the images of the gods. Itmakes no difference if such tanks stand dry. They do not losetheir efficacy thereby, any more than the brooks or gullets do.Those in front of graves are often made without any intentionof their being filled… … BROOKS AND TANKS IN THE FUNG-SHUI SYSTEM. 947 times. As stated on pp. 430 and 437, they are mentioned in Chineseliterature in connection with the mausolea of Hoh Lii and hisdaughter, who lived in the fifth century before Christ, and alsoin certain accounts of the burial of Shi Hwang and the…
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