Lù Xiàngshān 陸象山 (1139–1193) was a contemporary of Zhu Xi, as well as an influential philosophical rival.

[…]the men which were ſent from Cornelius / had made inquyrance for Simons houſſe / and ſtode befor the dore.

Taïwan is not part of the United-Nations for historical reasons, since China took the place of its reprentatives in the United-Nations. Taïwan is not a recognized state. The Taïwanese flag does not have international recognition.

Jennie Fox watched it with thoughtful pleasure, and the rest were chatting and telling of bygones, enjoying a glass of egg-hot; it being a custom for them to partake of this beverage on this particular night.