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firom all parts of the empire. Is said to have been also distiiigiidied as a physician.

urn Yin Hsien j^ ^ (T. ^ ^). 3rd and 4ih cent. A.D.Tathei of Tin Hao, and (jo?emor of -Yfl-chaog in SoangsL He nsed io throw all the letters he wrote into the river, saying, ^^I must tike my chance whether they sink or swim. It is not my place to be a postman."

3493 Yin Hna-hsing j^ >ffc ff (T. ,^ jgl)' I>ied A.D. 1710. A military officer during the reign of the Emperor K'ang Hsi, who distinguished himself in the relief of the great Ejinsnh and Shenii famine of 1687 — 1692, and in the war against theOelots, 1696-7.

2494 Yin Hui-i ^ ^ — (T. 7C ^. H. |g ^). A.D. 1690-174a A native oi \^^ Po-yeh in Ghihli, who graduated in 1723 and rose by 1744 to be Governor of Honan. He was appointed Vice President of a Board, but died before the news reached him. He wrote the Topography of Yang^chou^ and the ^ j^ E IB X ^£ JK ^& ^^TTOTi for Sovereigns^ Ministers^ Scholars ^ and Womin, besides various works on the Classics, a collection of poems, and a biography of his mother. H^ was especially distinguished for his zeal in advancing the teachings of Chu Hsi and in furthering the progress of education.

2496 Tin Shun ^j,$. (T. ^1^ and ^%. E. ^i^). A.D.

1071 — 1142. A native of Lo-yang in Honan. He studied under Gh*6ng I, but declined to compete for the chU jen degree because the subject chosen for essay had reference to the slaughter of offi- cials during the period 1086 — 1094. He therefore devoted his life to study and teaching, in spite of an Imperial summons to the capital in 1126. In 1127 the Tartars took Lo-yang; his wife and one child were killed, and he himself escaped with difficulty. He is actually said to have been killed and to have come to life again. On being pressed to take service with Liu T^ he fled to