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 292
her classes. It is,however, doubtful whether those extracts are to be relied uponimplicitly, they being contradicted by the Po/t hu Fung i, a bookwhich is generally believed to date from the first century of ourera. »The grave mound of a Son of Heaven, it says, »was three»jen high, and pines were… … SEPULCHRAL TREES. 1091 » eight feet, and Lwan trees were planted about it. That of an»ordinary office-bearer was four feet and planted with Sophora»trees. Non-official persons had no grave mounds, and the trees»planted about their tombs were willows1. But, whatever thetruth may be, it appears…
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