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Rh table gained for him the nickname of 豆腐湯 Bean-curd T‘ang. He wrote a Topography of Sui-chou, besides a large collection of essays and some poetry, and also aided in compiling and editing the Institutes of the dynasty. Canonised as 文正, and in 1823 admitted to the Confucian Temple.

1883

T‘ang Sai-êrh 唐賽兒. A witch of 蒲台 P‘u-t‘ai in Shantung. Originally a serving-maid at an inn, in 1420 she deluded vast numbers into rising against the Government. Although by a pretended offer to surrender she lulled the Imperialist General 柳升 Liu Shêng into carelessness and succeeded in surprising him by night, her followers were finally dispersed. She herself however escaped capture.

1884

T‘ang T‘ing-shu 唐廷樞 (T. 景星). A.D. 1822-1892. Commonly known as Tong King-sing. He began life as an assistant in a Hongkong auctioneer's office, was afterwards an interpreter at the Police Court, and then for many years in the employment of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. After two years in Europe, he took a part in starting the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, the K‘ai-p‘ing coal-mines, and the Tientsin railway, and was altogether a man of enlightenment with a real desire for progressive measures. He held the rank of expectant Taot‘ai.

1885'

T‘ang Yin 唐寅 (T. 子畏. H. 伯號). AD. 1470-1523. A scholar and artist of the Ming dynasty. Author of the 史學提要 Elements of History, and also of some poetry of a high order.

1886

Tao An 道安. Died A.D. 385. A Buddhist priest of 常山 Ch‘ang-shan in Chehkiang, who belonged to a family of scholars bearing the surname Weiᵃ. He was very mean-looking, but possessed a marvellous memory, being able to repeat any work that he had read twice. He made his way to the capital in Honan and became the disciple of Fo-t‘u-ch‘êng; but when disorder broke out he crossed the Tang-tsze with 400 disciples to Hsiang-yang in Hupeh, and