he at once flung himself upon the beast and by the sacrifice of his own life enabled his father to escape.
2375 Yang Hsin 羊欣 (T. 敬元). Died A.D. 432. A native of Nan-ch'êng in Shantung, who served at intervals under the Chin and Song dynasties and rose to be Governor of Hsin-an. He was remarkable for his skill as a calligraphist; and in the 隸 li style he was declared by Shên Yo to surpass even Wang Haien-chih.
2376 Yang Hsing-mi 楊行密 (T. 化源)- Died A.D. 907. As official of the T'ang dynasty, who for his services against the rebel 畢師鐸 Pi Shih-to leceiTed in 902 the title of Prince of Wu. He never actually established his independence, but was canonised as 武忠, first sovereign of the Wu State.
2377 Yang Hsiu 楊修 (T. 德祖). 2nd and 3rd cent. A.D. Grest great grandson of Tang Chên, and a very precocious boy. On one occasion, when 9 years of age, a gentleman named K'ung (=Peacock) came to call on his father who happened to be out. Seeing some arbutus-fruit (= Yang) lying on the table, the visitor jokingly remarked, "I presume that is a member of your family;" to which the boy at once replied, "I never heard that the peacock was a member of your family!" He subsequently became secretary to the great Ts'ao Ts'ao, who grew suspicious of his talents and caused him to be put to death. It was to him that 張松 Chang Sung, when sent by 劉璋. Liu Chang to Ts'so Ts'ao and asked how many men like himself there were in Shu, made his memorable reply. "Of men like me," cried Chang Sung, 'there are cartloads and peck-measurefuls innumerable!"
2378 Yang Hsiu-Ch'ing 楊秀清. One of the leading spirits of the Tai-p'ing rebellion, to whose military genius much of the early success of the movement was due. Known as the 東王 Eastern Prince, he professed to be the mouth-piece of 天父 God the Father, and often rebuked Hung Hsiu-ch'ilan and sometimes even
