Ch’in. The feudal state which subjugated the other states and established the monarchy, [27]

Chin Chia. ‘Mr Golden Cuirass’; protector of scholars, [112][113]

Chin Hung. God of T’ai Shan; and Yüan-shih T’ien-wang, [128][129]

Chin Mu. Shên I builds a palace for, [183][184]; gives Shên I pill of immortality, [184]

Ch’in Shih Huang-ti. The First Emperor; and the dragon, [212] sq.

Ch’in Shu-pao. A Door-god, [173][174]. See Mên Shên

Chin Ta-shêng. ‘Golden Big Pint,’ an ox-spirit; kills the Snorter, [146]; and niu huang, or bezoar, [146]

Chin-cha. See Li Chin-cha

Chin-kang. The Four Diamond Kings of Heaven; governors of the four continents surrounding Page 431Mount Sumêru, [120] sq.; reflected in Taoist Kings of Heaven, [142]

China. Extent in early times, [17], [18]; physical features of, [18][19]; Manchu conquest of, [18], [28]; vegetable products of, [19][20]; animals of, [20]; Mongol rule over, [21]; intercourse with other countries, [21]; origin of name, [27]; conquered by the Tartars, [27][28]; government of, [28] sq.; Republican, [30], [31][32], [36]; laws of, [30] sq.; local government of, [32]; military and naval system of, [32] sq.; ecclesiastical institutions, [34] sq.; professional institutions, [36]; accessory institutions, [37]; industrial institutions, [47] sq.; agriculture in, [49] sq.; gods of, [93] sq.; Buddhism brought to, [118]; prevalence of smallpox in, [246][247]