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own might, and remained pure amidst general bribery and corruption. In 615 he was forced to serve the rebel Tii-w£n Hua-chi who had captured him on his way to Court. He afterwards helped the ignorant Tou Chien-tS to set up the dynasty of Hsia, and on his fall in 621 joined the T^ang dynasty and rose to be President of the Board of Revenue.

F'ei Hang H Jf^. dth cent. A.D. k young hsiw ts'ai, who 1629 happened to fall in with a beautiful girl named ^ ^ Tdn Ting who lived near Ch'ang-an in Shensi. Wishing to marry her, he was told that he must first produce a pestle and mortar of jade; and after some delay he managed to do so. These were used for preparing the elixir of life, and before long both he and his bride were admitted among the Immortals.

P*ei Hsing-chien j^ ^ j^ (T. ^ J^). A.D. 619-682. A 1630

native of W6n-hsi in Shansi, who distinguished himself as a military commander under the Emperor Eao Tsung of the T^ang dynasty. He waged successful campaigns against the Turfan and Turkic tribes of Central Asia, for which services he was made President of the Board of Rites and ennobled as Duke. He was also famous for his skill in calligraphy, and was often employed by the Emperor to write inscriptions on white silk. Canonised as JJ^. P*ei K'ai H t^ (T. ;#( ^Ij ). 3rd cent. A.D. A native of W6n- 1631 hsi in Shansi, who rose to high office under the Emperor Wu Ti of the Chin dynasty, having earned a reputation for sagacity before he was 20 years old. His grave beauty, to which was added profound learning, gained for him the sobriquet of 3& ^ and attracted the notice of Chung Hui, who recommended him to Sstl-ma Chao. His latter years were clouded by a painful disease, and he died at the age of 55.

Fei Tu 1^ ^ (T. 4» jfc ). Died A.D. 838. A native of Wfin- 1632 hsi in Shansi. In A.D. 785 he graduated as chin shih, and entered