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him from Mao Hdng. In 647 his tablet was placed in the Confucian Temple.

Mao Ch'eng ^^ (T. M M)- ^®^ ^•^' ^^28. Gradnated 1495 as first chin skih in 1493, and was attached to the Heir Apparent. When the latter came to the throne, Mao was rapidly promoted, until in 1517 he became President of the Board of Bites. He led the opposition to the Emperor's freqnent tonrs and also to the desire of the next Emperor, Shih Tsung, to style his own father by the Imperial title of ^ ^. The Emperor's respect and fear of him were so great that he tried to buy his consent, on which Mao retired in disgust. Canonised &8 ^ |^.

Mao Ch'i-ling % ^ g^ (T. 3^ pf and If ^ ). A.D. 1623- 1496 1707. A native of Chehkiang, who in his youth was much encouraged to study by his mother. The fall of the Ming dynasty droYe him to take refuge in a monastery, and he was obliged to have his head shaved in order to avoid the imposition of the Manchu quene. In 1678 a poem of his attracted, the attention of tiie Emperor E^ang Hsi, and he was ordered to take part in the preparation of the Histary of the Mings. He wrote the "j^ ^ ^ ^, on the rhymes ancient and modern, besides works on music, history, poetry, and classical literature in general; and he was also distinguished as an opponent of many of the generally received doctrines of Chu Hsi. Was popularly known as @ |f^ ^ >4r » See Mao ShSng,

Mao Ch'iang -^ ^. 5th cent. B.C. A favourite concubine of 1497 the Prince of Ttteh, remarkable for her great beauty. Chuang Tzti says that when fishes saw her they dived down deep into the water, birds soared high into the air, and deer scurried away into the forest.

Mao Chiao % ^. 3rd cent. B.C. An intrepid Minister of the 1498 Fisrt Emperor. Although twenty-seven Ministers had already su£Pered