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 288
oy they are usually called tsioh tsiks,»stone torches, even if, as if often the case, they bear no flame atthe top, but a decorative lion. It is not unreasonable to connect these stone grave-lights withthe stone torch-bearers which, according to an ancient book quotedby us on page 811, stood in the… … STONE PILLARS IN THE FRONT OF GRAVES. 1089 traceable to very early times. We find them mentioned in an olddescription of a mausoleum of the Han period, which we havetranslated on pp. 445—446, and this corroborates the statementof Wang Jui that their use dates from the Tscin dynasty and thatof Han…
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