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"adore
court behind the pavilion. This court is called king yih ting,
-, “the court in which oue is adored," or literally one's court." To whom the one here refers, the Chinese are not
"the great
agreed. It
It may be Tien, F, Heaven; it may be li, !, "order or "Eternal Reason;" or it may be tái kih,, extreme." By itself, it seems to indicate the existence of monotheism ; but this interpretation is canceled by the many divinities, placed in juxtaposition with this one. There are in the city and district of Shánghái, several other temples dedicated to the god of literature.
9 On the right or east side of the gate as the principal entrance of the college is the lofty three storied pavilion, mentioned above, the residence of another god and patron of letters, who is styled kwei sing,. The pavilion is built in the style of the pagodas.
10. Wúmiáu,, "the martial temple,” is dedicated to the god of war. It stands near the north-eastern part of the city. Ori- ginally it was the private residence of the celebrated Pwán Ngan. Afterwards it became t'ien chú táng, ✯, "a temple of the
¤, Lord of heaven." In the 8th year of Yungching, when the Roman Catholic churches were confiscated, it was converted into a temple and dedicated to the god of war Kwántí, also styled hich tien Shángti, FL, "assisting heaven high ruler." Other
恊天上帝 temples and shrines are dedicated to him in this city, where he is honored with the same lofty title. Sometimes also he is styled Fuh
mo tá tí, #★†,"prostrating the devil great Ruler," or "the high ruler, who overcomes and vanquishes the devil."
11. Tien hau kung, F, "palace of the Queen of hea- ven;" also, and often styled the holy mother Shing wu,
#.
She has in Shánghái several palaces, three at least of which are in the eastern suburbs. One of these is connected with a commercial hall belonging to people from Fuhkien; and another belongs to a mercantile company, from Ningpo, styled, Ning cheh hwui kwán,
寧浙會館 "the Ningpo Chehkiáng's hall of assembly. This
latter stands to the south of the great eastern gate, not far from the landing called Wáng-kiá mátáu, or, in the local dialect, Wong ká moda, "the landing place of the Wang family." The buildings are spacious and in good repair. Like most of the other temples, it has a theatre: this one is very large and furnished with two side galleries, the whole capable of containing probably not less than two thousand auditors.
12. The god of fire, he skin,, has a temple in the north
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