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Hunting (Lu, 6 a; Ch'ên, 12. 19b-22b).

In spring the hunt is called t'ien, in summer mao, in autumn sou, in winter shou1. The general name for hunting is t'ien (Ch'unch'iu ku liang chuan).

For the offerings to the Ancestral Temple the King personally hunts the 'game' ch'in2.

Ch'in is the general name for birds and quadrupeds.

The King does not in person catch fish.

Notes

1. 田, 苗, 蒐, 狩 .

2. 禽.

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