I. THREE DIFFERENT Li KING, OR RITUAL BOOKS, ACKNOWLEDGED IN CHINA. THE RECOVERY OF THE FIRST TWO, AND FORMATION OF THE THIRD, UNDER THE HAN DYNASTY.

How Confucius spoke of the Li. How Mencius spoke of them. Now there are three Li King or three Rituals. State of the Li books at the rise of the Han dynasty. Work of the emperors of Han in recovering the ancient books. i. Recovery of the ?Li. ii. King Hsien of Ho-kien, and his recovery of the Kau Li. iii. Formation of the Li. Council of B.C. 51. Condition in B.C. 26. Hau Zhang and the two Tais. Ma Yung and Kang Hsüan. Zhai Yung and his manuscript. L? of the Greater Tai.

II. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER CALLED L?. MEANING OF THE TITLE L? K?. VALUE OF THE WORK.

Li is a symbol of religious import, and a symbol for the feeling of propriety. Translation of the title. The value of the Li King. The Li King as one of the five King,

III. BRIEF NOTICES OF THE DIFFERENT BOOKS WHICH MAKE UP THE COLLECTION.