Profiles from China by Eunice Tietjens
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When he had tasted in a dream of the Ten Courts of Purgatory, Doctor TsĂȘng was humbled in spirit, and passed his life in piety among the foot-hills. FĂȘng-Shui At the Hour of the Horse avoid raising a roof-tree, for by the trampling of his hoofs it may be beaten down; And at the Hour of the cunning Rat go not near a soothsayer, for by his cunning he may mislead the oracle, and the hopes of the enquirer come to naught. China of the Tourists Reflections in a Ricksha This ricksha is more comfortable than some. The springs are not broken, and the seat is covered with a white cloth. Also the runner is young and sturdy, and his legs flash pleasantly. |
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