. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. God of Agriculture. He is also worshipped by the coolies; they say, Mangtseang went barefoot, and so do we (with onlystraw sandals); so we worship him. He is one of thechief gods of the nation. Gods of the Tides.—These two gods were Wuyuin,of the kingdom of Wu, whose capital was Soochow, andWenchung, of the kingdom of Yuih, whose capital wasHangchow; they were enemies during life, but nowexercise joint sovereignty ov
. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. God of Agriculture. He is also worshipped by the coolies; they say, Mangtseang went barefoot, and so do we (with onlystraw sandals); so we worship him. He is one of thechief gods of the nation. Gods of the Tides.—These two gods were Wuyuin,of the kingdom of Wu, whose capital was Soochow, andWenchung, of the kingdom of Yuih, whose capital wasHangchow; they were enemies during life, but nowexercise joint sovereignty over the tides; perhaps to Confucian Gods, ^ZZ account for the ebb and flow the Chinese regard it asnecessary to have two opposing gods. The Golden-dragon King.—There are four of thesegods and four ministers, but the people along the YellowKiver recognise which one it is. They appear as snakeswith square heads and with horns; and when the riverking comes floating on the flood of turbid waters, when. Tidal-god. there is a freshet on the Yellow River, Chinas sorrow,he is hailed with delight, as immediately the watersassuage. The governor of the river receives the divinesnake in a lacquer waiter, carries him in his sedan to thetemple, and the mandarins all worship the heaven-sentmessenger. This golden-dragon king, who comes as aserpent, is very fond of theatricals, so the best actorsare invited, a programme is placed before him, and henods towards the play he wishes performed. After some 134 ^^^ Dragon, I^Jtage, and Demon, days the coiling god takes his departure, and the governorof the Yellow Eiver memorialises the throne to assignhim rank and erect a tablet. These memorials appearin the Feking Gazette; one was sent up by an official,now one of the most distinguished of this province, andanother it is said, a few years ago, was sent to theEmperor by the Bismarck of China. Mandarins whodo not countenance idolatry, when they are appointedto the control of the Yellow Kiver, are th
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