As a pendant to this I now quote a memorial from the _Pekin Gazette_ of April 3rd, 1884, of which a translation is given in the _North China Herald_ for May 16th, 1884. "A Postscript Memorial of P‘an Yü requests that an additional title of rank, and a tablet written by His Majesty's own hand, may be conferred on a dragon spirit, who has manifested himself and answered the prayers made to him. "In the Ang-shan mountains, a hundred _li_ from the town of Kuei-hai, there are three wells, of which one is on the mountain top, in a spot seldom visited. It has long been handed down that a dragon inhabits this well. If pieces of metal are thrown into the well they float, but light things, as silk or paper, will sink. If the offerings are accepted, fruits come floating up in exchange. Anything not perfectly pure and clean is rejected and sent whirling up again. The spirit dwells in the blackest depths of the water, in form like a strange fish, with golden scales and four paws, red eyes and long body. He ordinarily remains deep in the water without stirring. But in times of great drought, if the local authorities purify themselves, and sincerely worship him, he rises to the top. He is then solemnly conveyed to the city, and prayers for rain are offered to him, which are immediately answered. His temple is in the district city, on the To‘ang-hai Ling. The provincial and local histories record that tablets to him have been erected from the times of the Mongol and the Ming dynasties. During the present dynasty, on several occasions, as, for instance, in the years 1845 and 1863, he has been carried into the city, and rain has fallen immediately. Last year a dreadful drought occurred, in which the ponds and tanks dried up, to the great terror of the people. On the 15th day of the eighth month, the magistrate conducted the spirit into the city, and, with the assembled multitude, prayed to him fervently; thereupon a gentle rain, falling throughout the country, brought plenty in the place of scarcity, and gladdened the hearts of all. At about the same time, the people of a district in the vicinity, called Chin-yü, also had recourse to the spirit, with equally favourable results. These are well-known events, which have happened quite recently. "It is the desire of the people of the district that some mark of distinction should be conferred on the spirit; and the memorialist finds such a proceeding to be sanctioned both by law and precedent; he therefore humbly lays the wishes of the people before His Majesty, who, perhaps, will be pleased to confer a title and an autograph tablet as above suggested. The Rescript has already been recorded. "No. 6 of Memorial." The idea of the transformation of a sea-monster or dragon into a bird is common both to China and Japan; for instance, in _The Works of Chuang Tsze_, ch. i. p. 1, by F. H. Balfour, F.R.G.S., we read that-- [Illustration: FIG. 62.--THE HAI RIYO. (_Chi-on-in Monastery, Kioto._)]