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414 part in sappressing the rebellion of EAng Ching-chnng, and wai afterwards saccessful against Ch^ng Chin on the mainland of Fnh- kien, driving him in 1680 to Formosa. In 1680—1681 he inTaded Ytlnnan from Enangsi, and droTe the rebel leader ^'(Q^^^ Wn Shih-fan, grandson of Wn San-kaei, to kill himself y thns completing the pacification of Ytlnnan. Canonised as ^ ||^, and in 1731 admitted to the Temple of Worthies.

Lai Wen-Chin llj^jSC ^ (commonly known as H ^ ^). 18th cent. A.D. A writer on geomancy, in special reference to the Inck of burial-sites. He also contributed a commentary to the pij

Lan Id g^S (T. H '^. H. H |1|). A.D. 1649-1719. A native of Fuhkien, of enormous strength, who after a stormy youth worked his way up until he became leader of the Tanguaid in Shih Lang*s attack on the Pescadores. In the naval battle he displayed extraordinary valour, fighting on after a cannon-ball had torn open his abdomen. Cured by a foreign surgeon, he received especial marks of favour from the Emperor E'ang Hsi, who gave to his family for ever several hundred acres of waste land near Tientsin which he had reclaimed by irrigation. Appointed in 1706 Commander-in- chief of his native province, his contempt for the local authorities and his high-handed interference led to his down&ll. He was however only recalled to Peking, and in 1715 accompanied the expedition against Ts^d-wang Arabtan.

Lan Ting-ytlan g S 7C (T. 5 fc- H. JH ;^). A.D. 1680—1733. A native of Chang-p'u in Fuhkien, who devoted himself as a youth to poetry, literature, and political economy. He accompanied his brother to Formosa as military secretary, and his account of the expedition attracted much attention. Recommended to the Emperor, he became magistrate of ^ [|^ P^n-lin, and distinguished himself as much by his just and incorrupt administration