. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 664 EXPLORATIONS IN MONGOLIA AND TIBET. wMcli the local magistrates go outside the east gate of the city to ''welcome spring" {ylng-cKun). A huge cow made of wicker-work and coated over witli mud was dragged along by scores of men, and fol- lowing it was the image of the god T'ai-sui. A man disgufsed as a woman led the procession on foot and foliosving him was another, in like disguise, riding a donkey. This one impersonated, I was tol
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 664 EXPLORATIONS IN MONGOLIA AND TIBET. wMcli the local magistrates go outside the east gate of the city to ''welcome spring" {ylng-cKun). A huge cow made of wicker-work and coated over witli mud was dragged along by scores of men, and fol- lowing it was the image of the god T'ai-sui. A man disgufsed as a woman led the procession on foot and foliosving him was another, in like disguise, riding a donkey. This one impersonated, I was told, the princess who introduced into China the practice of comj)ressing women's feet. Tlie cow was painted of a reddish brown color, a ]iortent that con-. FiG. 3.—Kokonor Tibetan pouy (Konsa stock). Tibetan mastitf (Pauaka slock). flagrations would take place in the year now beginning, for the colors used on this occasion are symbolical,—yellow means ijlentiful crops; white, floods; black, sickness; and blue, war. In like manner, if the image of T'ai-sui is bare-headed it is symbolical of heat; with his cap on, of cold; if he Wears shoes it portends much rain and if he is bare- footed, dry weather.* * See G. Carter Stent, " Chinese and English V/)cabulary," p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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