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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Luis1026, post: 508398, member: 9804&quot;]I think the pages inside the box are from the Tung Shing (通勝) which is a Chinese divination guide and almanac.</p><p><br /></p><p>The up side is &quot;朱子治家格言&quot; (Zhu Xi&#039;s Maxims for Managing the Home) from the Tung Shing. You can see the words &quot;讀書,為官,守分,聽天&quot;. It&#039;s from the page &quot;讀書&quot;志在聖賢非徒科第&quot;為官&quot;心存君國豈計身家&quot;守分&quot;安命順時&quot;聽天&quot; which means &quot;In study one should aim at the saints and worthies, not merely at a degree. As an official one&#039;s heart should be with one&#039;s lord and country; how can one plan to advance oneself and one&#039;s family?! Keep in your social position and accept your fate. Follow the times. Obey Heaven.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The down side is some unit of traditional measurement of China about the &quot;blessed hour&quot;(吉時).</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Shing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Shing" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Shing</a></p><p><a href="http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chtxts/JuBorlu.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chtxts/JuBorlu.html" rel="nofollow">http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chtxts/JuBorlu.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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