FOOTNOTES:
[88] Pwan-koo, the first man, was, according to Chinese mythology, the offspring of Chaos, and the creator of the earth, sun, moon, and stars.
[89] The period of the three dynasties began B.C. 2207, and ended B.C. 247.
[90] B.C. 1766.
[91] B.C. 1121. Both these emperors (T'hang and Wan) are stated by Du Halde to have worshipped Heaven.
[92] B.C. 247.
[93] B.C. 74—A.D. 25.
[94] A.D. 58. The emperor Ming, having heard that the true religion was to be found in the west, despatched (A.D. 66) ambassadors into Northern India, who, finding the majority of the people in that region to be worshippers of Fo, brought back with them several Bonzes in order to spread the faith; and thus Buddhism was introduced into China.
[95] This emperor (Hwuy) was a firm believer in the superstitions of the Taouists. A.D. 1101—1126.
[96] Hung-siu-tsuen.