. The mythology of all races. ands in this found a stone statue ^i. floating on the surface. Itwas taken out and found tobe the Jade Lady. He or-dered his attendant Ministerto erect a temple in her hon-our and conferred upon herthe title of Tien Hsien YiiNu Pi Hsia Yuan Chii( First Lord of the BlueSky, Heavenly Fairy, JadeLady). This account isalso given in the HistoricalRecords of Shantung {ShanTung K^ao Ku Lu). Thereare many shrines to thisLady on the mountain. There are no myths whichhave general currency asso- ^- ^ J^^ ^ady, Ye Nuciated with any other of the five sacred mountains.
. The mythology of all races. ands in this found a stone statue ^i. floating on the surface. Itwas taken out and found tobe the Jade Lady. He or-dered his attendant Ministerto erect a temple in her hon-our and conferred upon herthe title of Tien Hsien YiiNu Pi Hsia Yuan Chii( First Lord of the BlueSky, Heavenly Fairy, JadeLady). This account isalso given in the HistoricalRecords of Shantung {ShanTung K^ao Ku Lu). Thereare many shrines to thisLady on the mountain. There are no myths whichhave general currency asso- ^- ^ J^^ ^ady, Ye Nuciated with any other of the five sacred mountains. Tai Shanhas absorbed all the interest of the Taoists, and in its name asTung Yo, Eastern Peak, it has been the object of worship inevery large centre where Taoist influence flourishes. The TungYo Temple, outside the Chao Yang Men, is one of the mostbeautiful temples of Peking, and has been under Imperialpatronage since the time of the Yiian dynasty. The myths con-cerned with the four sacred hills of Buddhistic worship, Pu-to,. 72 CHINESE MYTHOLOGY Chiu-hua, Wu-tai and O-mei, are all foreign in their originand do not call for attention among national legends. Tien Hou, goddess of the sea, is reputed to have been thesixth daughter of Lin Yiian of the Pu-tien district of FukienProvince, who lived during the Sung dynasty. From childhoodshe possessed supernatural powers. Her brother carried on asea-trade. Whenever a great wind arose at sea, she closed hereyes and went forth in her divine power and rescued her brother.
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