. The Chinese empire: a general & missionary survey ... Photo by Memorial Tablet to Fu Hsl One of tlie Memorial Tablets erected to Fu Hsi, the mythical ancestor of man, the reputed author of music,writing, marriage, etc. At the Temple at Chenchow, Honau—the Tai Hao-lins (see illustration on page 159)—agreat festival in his honour is held every spring when thousands of people come from long distances to worshipat his shrine. It is called the Tai Hao-ling festival. At this season over 70,000 women enter the guest-hall i-ling iof the China Inland Mission premises, and an equal number of men. To f
. The Chinese empire: a general & missionary survey ... Photo by Memorial Tablet to Fu Hsl One of tlie Memorial Tablets erected to Fu Hsi, the mythical ancestor of man, the reputed author of music,writing, marriage, etc. At the Temple at Chenchow, Honau—the Tai Hao-lins (see illustration on page 159)—agreat festival in his honour is held every spring when thousands of people come from long distances to worshipat his shrine. It is called the Tai Hao-ling festival. At this season over 70,000 women enter the guest-hall i-ling iof the China Inland Mission premises, and an equal number of men. To face jmge 149. THE PROVINCE OF HONAN By G. Whitfield Guinness, , , China Inland Mission. The area of Hon an is 67,940 square miles, and its popula-tion 35,316,800, with an average of 520 persons persquare mile. Its longitude extends from 110° 20 to 116°60 east of Greenwich, while its latitude is about the sameas North Africa, Palestine, South California, and the northof Florida. Populous, accessible, fertile, and with a good climate, thep
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