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and is said to have thrice stolen from Hsi Wang Mu. the famous peaches of immortality which ripen only once in 3,000 years. Later on he fell into disfavour and vented his feelings in essays on the wilfulness of princes. He also wrote poetry; and a work on the supernatural, entitled ^^jj^i has been attributed to his pen. Tung Peng H ^ (T. j^ ^). A famous physician of old, who 2094 would take no fees bat made each rich patient whom he cured plant five apricot-trees and each poor patient plant one. In a few years he had a fine orchard; and when the fruit was ripe he exchanged with his neighbours a measure of apricots against a measure of grain, leaving it to the honour of each only to take the right amount. One mean fellow who carried o£P more than his due was at once pursued by a tiger, and spilt so many apricots on the way that by the time he reached home he had only a fair equivalent for his grain.

Tung Peng-ts*ai i^ ^^ (T. ^ ^ ). Died A.D.' 1677. A 2095

distinguished provincial administrator, who re-organised Euangsi, Sstidh^uan, Honan, and Eueicbou in the early years of Manchu rule. Canonised as |||| ^.

Tung Hu H Inj;. 6th and 7th cent. B.C. A Grand Astrologer 2096 of the Chin State, whose fearless entries in the public annals excited the admiration of Confucius.

Tung-hun Hou. See Hsiao Pao-chiian.

Tung Kao H It (T- M #)• A.D. 1738-1818. A native of 2097

Fu-yang in Chehkiang, who graduated as chin shih in 1763 and soon attracted the Emperor's notice by his skill as a poet and an artist and by his learning. In 1779 he entered the Grand Council, and in 1790 he became a Grand Secretary. Canonised as ^|^i and included in the Temple of Worthies.

Tung Kuo-ch'i f ^ H :g^ (T. g [1| ). A.D. 1620-1660. Grand 2098 nephew of Tung Yang-hsing. He did good service in reducing