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388 modern Peking, his winter reeideuce. The splendour and pomp of his Court dazzled the eyes of Marco Polo, the great Venetian traveller, who visited China in 1274, bearing a letter from Pope Gregory X to the Great Khan, and who spent 24 years in the East, during three years of which he held high civil office in Ghehkiang and was also sent as envoy on a mission to the King of Annam. Kublai was bnried in the north of Gobi, but no tomb was raised over the spot, a custom followed by his successozs. Canonised as j|f* jm.

Kuei Chi Wang. See Sun Liang.

Kuei Fu (T. 冬卉 H. 未谷)  A.D. 1786--1805. Graduated in 1790, and became Magistrate of ^ ^ Tnng-pHng in Chihli where he died. He was a noted antiquarian scholar, especially interested in ancient inscriptions. Author of three sapplemeuts to the ^ ]^ |g ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ Ch4u-yen. He also wrote on the Classics, besides essays and poetry.

Kuei-ku Tzŭ. 4th cent. B.C. The Philosopher of the Demon Gorge, a name given to one 王詡 Wang Hsü who tanght a school of disciples at a mountain retreat of tiiat name. He professed to be able to qualify his pupils to embrace either of the antagonistic political creeds of the day, fjj^ Federation or Hi Imperialism; and he certainly turned out two notable examples in Su Ch4n and Chang I, both of whom studied under him and at the same time. The Taoists claim him as one of their patriarchs, and he is even said to have received his principles direct from Lao Tzti. To be skilled in divination is to be a modern Kuei- ku Tzu.

Kuei Ming Hou. See Sun Hao.

Kuei O  (T. 子實). Died A.D. 1531. Graduating as chin ahih in 1511, he rose to power with Chang Ts'ung, whose views he supported. In spite of frequent denunciations, he retained