CHAPTER XXIV.

CONFUCIAN TEMPLES AND WORSHIP.

The worship of Shang-te, at Peking--Temple of Confucius--Examinations in the sacred books--Anecdotes of students--How Mencius’s mother incited her son to study--How a tired student was led back to his studies--The little sage who hid fire to light his lamp--An example of a studious ancestor--The student with a round stick for a pillow, 460