. Lion and dragon in northern China. inhis own image can surely ask for nothing better. Of Buddhism in Weihaiwei not a great deal needbe said. Some of the beliefs and superstitions whichhave been dealt with in this book belong, indeed, asmuch to Buddhism as to Taoism, but the Buddhism isof a kind that would not be recognised in south-eastern Asia. There are some so-called Buddhisttemples, each tenanted ,by a single priest and apupil or two, and proofs are not wanting that manycenturies ago the sites of some of these ratherdilapidated buildings were occupied by flourishinglittle monasteries: bu
. Lion and dragon in northern China. inhis own image can surely ask for nothing better. Of Buddhism in Weihaiwei not a great deal needbe said. Some of the beliefs and superstitions whichhave been dealt with in this book belong, indeed, asmuch to Buddhism as to Taoism, but the Buddhism isof a kind that would not be recognised in south-eastern Asia. There are some so-called Buddhisttemples, each tenanted ,by a single priest and apupil or two, and proofs are not wanting that manycenturies ago the sites of some of these ratherdilapidated buildings were occupied by flourishinglittle monasteries: but Buddhism has long been adecadent religion in Shantung, and, considering thecorrupt state into which it has fallen in northernChina, its disappearance as a power in the land isnot to be regretted. Judging from the inscriptionson a few old stone tablets it appears that Buddhismin the Weihaiwei district reached its most flourishingstate during the Tang period (618-905 ). At thattime, indeed, Buddhist activity throughout China was.
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