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Ts'ui Hsin-ming ^^ ^. 6th and 7th cent. A.D. A natire 3037 of I-tu in Hupeh. He was born on the 5th of the 5th moon at midday, and a strange bird sang in- the courtyard at the time; which circumstances were interpreted to mean that he would distinguish himself in literature, but not in o£Scial life. In 618, when Ton Chien-tS set up as king of Hsia, he was magistrate of ^ ^ Yao-ch'£ng in Anhui and was strongly urged to give in his allegiance to Ton; but he scornfully resented the idea that he would make capital out of rebellion, and at once went into seclusion. In 682 he received an appointment under the T^ang dynasty, and died at his post. Having written a poem containing a very beautiful line, of which he was extremely proud, a rival, named ^ ^^ ^ Ghdng Shih-i, asked to be allowed to see it. After reading it through, the latter exclaimed that his expectations had been disappointed, and threw the poem into the river and walked away. Ts'ui Euang ^ ^. One of the Four Gray-heads (see Tang 2038 Hsuan-lang). He took the name of ^ ^ ^.

Ts*ui Kuang J^jf(^ (T. -^iZ). A.D. 450-523. Son of an 2039 official of the Liu Sung dynasty, who as a youth farmed by day and studied by night. He graduated in 482, and quickly gained the esteem of the Wei Emperor Hsiao Wen, who changed his name from :^ ^1^ Hsiao-po to Euang. Besides other offices he was charged with the preparation of the dynastic annals, and rose by 520 to be Minister of Instruction and Grand Tutor to the Heir Apparent. Author of many poems and essays. He received a public funeral, and was canonised as ^^'

TB*Ui Kuo-yin ^ g @. Died A.D. 1894. A native of Anhui. 2040 In June 1887 he was appointed Minister to the United States, Spain, and Peru, and held the post until 1893, when he was