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of poems. His writiogs haye been specially recommended to students by Chang Chih-tnng.

Jen Tsung. See (W. Liao) Kan T'ien Hou; (Sung) Chao Chen; (Ming) Kao Chih.

927 Jen Wei (T. ^l|l ^). Died A.D. 92. A native of Nan- yang in Honan. He rose in A.D. 87 to be Minister of Works under the Emperor Ho Ti of the Han dynasty, but his counsels were set aside in favour of those of the eunuch Ch6ng Chung. In his youth he was an ardent student of Taoism, and remained all his life free from ambition and a just and upright man.

Ju Tzŭ Ying. See Liu Ying.

928 Jui-lin A.D. 1810-1874. A Manchu of the Plain White Banner, who entered the Sacrificial Court in 1845, and rose through various posts to be Viceroy of Cbihli in 1858, having received the distinction of baturu in 1854. In command of the Banner forces at /V M'tl^ Pa-li-ch'iao in 1860, he was defeated by the Allied army (hence the title taken by Count Palikao)^ and was d^raded. In 1863 he was sent as Tartar General to Canton, and in 1866 became Viceroy of the Two Euaug, where his dignified presence and courteous manners were much appreciated by foreigners.

Jui Tsung. See Li Tan.

929 Jung Ch'êng . The reputed inventor of music, and Minister under the Yellow Emperor, B.C. 2698, for whom he is said to have regulated the calendar and constructed a celestial globe.

930 Jung Ch'i-ch'i . 5th cent. B.C. An old man , who was seen by Confucius playing and siuging. "You seem very happy, sir," said the Master; "how is this?" "Among living creatures," was the reply, "I have secured the lot of a human being; among human beings I am a man; and I have had 90 years of this life. Surely these are three reasons why I should be happy."