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818 A Chinese Biographical Dictionary After having read the Inaperial naandate, he finished his ganae and put the board away. A bowl of poison was brought fo him; and then turning fo his friend he remarked jestingly, "I ana afraid I cannot ask you fo join nae!" and quietly drained the bowl.

163 Wang Ch'iian t . (T.  ). 5th and 6th cent. A.D. Elder brother fo Wang Hsi. He was a handsome youth, and married a daughter of the Emperor Wu Ti of the Liang dynasty. His abilities were hot equal fo those of his brother, but he excelled in filial piety; and when his mother was ill he became so emaciated as fo be unrecognisable, while af ber death he wept so bitterly that he seriously iÂťjued his health. He and Wang Hsi were known as     ghe Sade BroCher and ghe Golden Friend.

264 Wang Chun-chh   (T.  ). Dira b.D. a. h greag grandson of Wang Piao-chih, who rose o high oce under the first and second Emperors of the Sang dy,asty: He distinguished himself by a deep knowledge of Court ceremonial, and was said  possess many valuable family documents on the subject, which he kept in a famous "black box." Although held in esteem by some of his contemporaries, who declared that "with two or three such men as Wang Chun-chih the empire would be ai peace," he never succeeded in guining the confidence of the public.

2165 Wang Chung ']  (T.  ). A.D. 1743--1794. A native of Kiangsu, who began lire as a servant in a village school. There he picked up the beginning of an education, which he supplemented by borrowing books from a bookseller. Although his scholarship soon attracted attention, he never entered upon an official career. He was the author of several classical commentaries and antiquarian works, in the fornaer of which he declared himself a follower of the Han scholars. He was a strong opponent of Buddhism, Taoism, and of all religions superstition.

2166 Wang Ch'ung   (T.  ). A.D. 27--97. A native of