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344 end of 1891 he became a Minister of the T^ng-li TamSn.

Hung Fu. The beautiftil concubine of Yang Su, named from the "red flicker" (a dyed yak's-tail) which she always carried in her hand. When Li Ching visited her master she was present at the interview, fell in love with him, and fled with him that very night. See Chang Chung^chien.

Hung Fu-t'ien (commonly known as ^ ;^). A.D. 1848 — 1866. Son of Hnng Hsiu-ch'flan, whose successor he was chosen to be, under the title of the ^ J Perfect Prince. When Nanking fell, on the 19th July 1864, he escaped to Chehkiang, but was ultimately captured and put to death by the lingering process at the capital of Eiangsi.

Hung Hao (T. jft^)- ^'^' 1090-1155. A native of Eiangsi, distinguished by his ability even in early youth. In 1124 he was Commissary of Records at ^ Hsiu-chou, where he took an active part in organising relief for the sufferers from the great flood, even stopping supplies destined for the Court in order to feed the people, who called him ^ "^ -^ Buddha Hnng. In 1129 he was sent as envoy to the Chin^ sovereign, when an attempt was made to press him into the service of lia Td. T<^ this he replied that not only was he unable to serve two masterst but that he would willingly do his utmost to exterminate th» rebel Liu. For this rash utterance he was banished in captivity to ?? Leng-shan, where grass did not sprout before the fourth moon while snow began in the eighth moon, and where he had to live in a hole in the ground, with insufficient food and clothing. He was taken to Peking, whence he managed to communicate secretly with the two captive Emperors, on the death of one of whom he wrote a touching elegy. In 1140 he was released and sent back, and was kept at Court against his wish. Here he devoted his energies to opposing the policy of