Note 431 — LXXVII. SINGULAR CASE OF OPHTHALMIA.
Herbert Allen Giles translation
In Book V. of Mencius’ works we read that Shun, the perfect man, stood with his face to the south, while the Emperor Yao (see No. VIII., note 63) and his nobles faced the north. This arrangement is said to have been adopted in deference to Shun’s virtue; for in modern times the Emperor always sits facing the south. return to footnote anchor 431 return to footnote anchor 511 return to footnote anchor 663