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224 it was a dragon. From this time forward he had control over all the powers of darkness, and in the course of one day he was seen at places many thousands of leagues apart. Having subsequently lost the charm given him by his master, he was attacked and slain by assembled demons.

  Fei Hsin 費信. Son of an official at 太倉 T'ai-ts'ang in Kiangsu, to whose duties he succeeded. Author of the 星槎勝覽, an account of four voyages made to the Indian Ocean by Imperial envoys during the first quarter of the fifteenth century.

 Fei Ti. See (Wei) Ts'ao Fang; (Wu) Sun Liang; (E. Sung) Liu Yeh; (N. Ch'i) Kao Yin; (L. T'ang) Li Ts'ung-k'o.

  Fei-yang-ku 費揚古. Died A.D. 1701. Distinguished himself in the war of 1674-1679 in Kiangsi against Wu San-kuei's lieutenants, and was appointed Minister of the Council. In 1690 he accompanied the expedition against Galdan, whom he utterly defeated in 1696 at Chaomoto, to the north of the desert of Gobi, and was left in charge of the Khalka pastures. In 1697 Galdan committed suicide in despair and his followers submitted, all the country to the east of Mount Ortai becoming Chinese territory. Ennobled as Duke, and canonised as 襄壯 in 1732 he was admitted into the Temple of Worthies.

  Fei Yen 飛燕 (= Flying Swallow). 1st cent. B.C. A beautiful lady of humble extraction, who was taken as concubine by a man of wealth and taught to sing and to dance. She subsequently attracted the attention of the Emperor Ch'eng Ti of the Han dynasty, and was taken to the palace, being finally raised to the rank of Empress.

  Fei-ying-tung 費英東. A.D. 1564-1620. One of the Five Ministers of the Emperor T'ai Tsu (see Hu-êrh-han), noted for his extraordinary strength and courage. Ennobled as Duke, and canonised as 直義. 