China Ancient And Modern : a History of the Chinese Empire From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Time ...
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Accept our offerings, and bless us, we pray thee.' "When they have again performed the kotow, knocking their heads nine times upon the ground, the officials put off their tunics, and pro- ceed to certain government lands, which are adjacent to the temple, for the purpose of ploughing nine furrows each. Here each ofl&cial, having been presented with a whip, is escorted to a plough to which a buffalo is yoked; and when the word is given by a conductor of cere- monies, the ploughs are set in motio...n. At the head of each buffalo^ to direct its course, a peasant is stationed, who is permitted on this occa- sion to wear a yellow jacket. "Behind each of the illustrious ploughmen walk three or four oflScers of the civil service, whose duty it is to sow, at each step, seeds of grain in the newly made furrows. While the governor-general and his colleagues are engaged in ploughing, youths in gay dresses, stationed at each side of the field, sing, at the very top of their voices, paens in praise of the god of agriculture.
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