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works. He was also a most successful teacher, Li Shan being among his pupils. 2000T8'ao Hstleh-Ch'in ^ ^^. 17th cent. A.D. Reputed author of the famous novel known as Tfie Dream of the Red Chamber.

2001 Ts*ao Huan ^ ^ (T. ^V^Y A.D. 245-802. Grandson of Ts^ao Ts^ao. He succeeded Ts^ao Mao in 260 as fifth and last Emperor of the Wei dynasty, but was displaced by Ssti-ma Ten, founder of the Chin dynasty, who relegated him to obscurity as Prince of Ch*^n-liu in 265. Canonised as J^ *j0*.

2002 T8*ao Jen-hu W t^ J^ (T. |5 ^ # • H. ^ ^^ ). Born A.D. 1732. Graduated in 1761, and rose to be a Reader in the Grand Secretariat. He died of grief for the death of his mother. Author of the ^ "f" Zl ^ ^ 1 a work on the observation of natural phenomena in connection with the seasons, and of a collection of impromptu verses, entitled ^J jf;^ ^.

2003 Ts*ao Jul ^ ^{T. yt #)• ^I^- 205-240. Son of Ts'ao Pei, whom he succeeded in 227 as second Emperor of the Wei dynasty. As a child he was dignified and intelligent, and quite won the heart of his famous grandfather Ts'ao Ts^ao, who declared that his line was safe for three generations. He was kind of heart; and once when out hunting with his father they came across a hind with its fawn, and Ta^ao P^ei shot the hind and bade his son shoot the fawn, the latter burst* into tears and said that he could not bring himself to do so. He grew into a handsome man, and when he stood up his beard touched the ground. But he stammered in his speech and spoke little. The conntry prospered though he was not fond of the duties of government. Under his reign women were for the first time admitted to ofiBcial life, and several actually rose to high office. No women officials however have been known since the eighth century. Canonised as 59 ^ *|0*.

2004 Ts'ao Kuo-ohiu ^ H S. 9th and 10th cent. A.D. One of the