| Show HOLD TO THEIR OLD GLORIES danchus retain ancient ceremonies of former dynasty emperor though virtual prisoner in forbidden city receives receive homage of attendants attendant according to ancient forms form leekin in spite of the fact that ching dynasty lias has been out of at power elmre s me loll 1011 and the hie present emperor emper or 0 of f china Is a prisoner in tile for fill hidden bidden city of itkin all ceremonies connecter connect eU ifil bilth the manchu emperors are fitlin kept up alet att the recent chinese new year yeara Is ration eb brat loii tile customary honor V wag M ad to the spirits of tile emperors in their resting places at the ras terii tombs 0 fe rings of food and provi edons were before the tuines and the abe old ho still retained in din ee by tile lie chan f denasty di nasty Low towed aln to the ciji custom torn pre ascribed scribed in house law fr for the llin officials are anre ex in con sid erable difficulty culty in u all the old id dittoing ditt cuido ins because tit t the laik or if funds tor for the of tile tiie emperors buix totals the funds funda loron ild to tn tit the imperial family by the republican government are usually very tardily with tile the result pov erty Is facing the ohe otie time affluent Manc at it hie e ti many of the Man junilius Mu bull deprived of the annual ml pinol pi nol fori formerly by tile imperial Imper lul line been een forced 0 o i become gatherer 4 of find and charcoal iti in order to support themselves the old towns still and villa are tuning falling cef into ruins tile forests odthe the buge aiji e tract devoted to I 1 iu ae tile llie emperors ure ark fast devastated find the llie monumental tomb Mare be bein begin in illig to fall into ruin and decay bery effort is being by the officials onic luls of tile tombs llo w tie the glora tit of the deml em ciu pairs pr irs and the ceremonies nt lit new years typified the attitude of these faithful adherents bof if a departed order wio who refuse to allow the glory dory 41 if alie citing dynasty and tho Manc liti rule to be dimmed |
