In front is a high table containing relics of the sage, and objects presented by different emperors amongst oth mels. bronze i ud said to be C. 2300, A massive rosewood table was pointed out, as having belonged to the sage.
Besides the image of the sage are those of his samand grandson, and his twelve tavuurite disci-5 all is panelled ring altogether twenty two or one for each of his disciples. The other halls, are in honour of his father, mother,, Son, grandson, and four of his favourite ples, each containing a tablet setting forth the name and titles of the individual to whom it is dedicated. A cypress is shown, said to have been planted by Confucius, and a well out of which he used to drink. The present temple has been renovated within the last five years, and is in magnificent order. The spacious grounds of the ducal palace adjoin those of the temple, and are likewise surrounded by high walls. The palace is built on the site of the house ut Confuci in the walls of which history relates many of the works of the sage were preserved during the persecution of the emperor 'I'sin. Just within the north gate of the city is a temple in honor of Yen-hui, the favourite disciple of Confucius, and who mourned his death for so long. This temple is built in an extensive and richly wooded park, and is in many respects similar to that of the Master, though on a smaller scale. It contains an image of yen, seated like the other on a raised throne. h handsome silk embroidery. isa table with fine o'd bronzes and a tablet surmounts it with the inseription—
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