Bulletin, Issues 70-71The Museum, 1998 - China |
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Page 82
Notwithstanding , if you require us to make a covenant with you under the walls , we will not do so , though our city should be utterly overthrown . Withdraw from us 30 le [ li ] and then we will accept your commands.53 In the Shiji the ...
Notwithstanding , if you require us to make a covenant with you under the walls , we will not do so , though our city should be utterly overthrown . Withdraw from us 30 le [ li ] and then we will accept your commands.53 In the Shiji the ...
Page 147
Within the walls there was nothing to eat . People caught and ate each other . Bones were split and burnt . Mud was rolled into balls and eaten . Six to seven out of ten turned over and died with only bones protruding from their corpses ...
Within the walls there was nothing to eat . People caught and ate each other . Bones were split and burnt . Mud was rolled into balls and eaten . Six to seven out of ten turned over and died with only bones protruding from their corpses ...
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Within the walls food supplies were exhausted , one dou of rice was valued at 30,000 qian . People killed and ate each other . Some ate mud . Horses ate each others ' manes and tails . Using alcohol Yan and the others commanded the ...
Within the walls food supplies were exhausted , one dou of rice was valued at 30,000 qian . People killed and ate each other . Some ate mud . Horses ate each others ' manes and tails . Using alcohol Yan and the others commanded the ...
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