Of serving Sun and Moon.

The "Sun and Moon" are the Emperor and Empress.

[THE NANKING WINE-SHOP]

Note 34.

In the wine-shops of Wu, women are pressing the wine.

Wine made from grain is fermented for several weeks in tubs and then strained or "pressed" through cloths. It is not red, like wine from grapes, but either a shade of yellow or pure white. Wines made from grapes, plums, apples, pears, lichis, and roses, are sometimes used, but are not nearly so strong as the decoctions from grains.

[FÊNG HUANG T'AI]

Note 35.

The silver-crested love-pheasants strutted upon the Pheasant Terrace.