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Portrait of Chuenhiu.
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ART. V. Portrait of Chuenhiu, one of the ancient sovereigns
of China. CHUENHIU, Fuhí, Shinnung, Hwangtí, Yáu and Shun, are the five emperors; and with them, as one dynasty, Sháuhau, Chuenhiu, and Ku-his immediate predecessor and successor,-are usually classed with the five emperors; and their names, on chronological records, are placed immediately before those of Yau and Shun. The three collectively reigned 240 years—the first occupying the throne 84, and the second and third each 78 years-which period terminated Bo