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Title: The Middle Kingdom, Volume I (of 2) A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants
Release Date: September 8, 2018 [eBook #57868]
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_In the drawing is represented the Emperor Hienfung, attended by his principal ministers, kneeling before the shrine of_ HWANG-TIEN SHANGTÍ. _Though no foreigner has witnessed this ceremony, a few words concerning this native representation will make plain the chief objects of worship._