From this we can see that a sacrifice to Heaven is for the Chinese a most beautiful thing. By no means does it include the idea of "mistreating the poor savage beast"! (Chen Kwe-fang / photos by Wei C. Wang / tr.
由此看來，中國人以犧牲祭天敬祖的心意，不過是傾其最為佳美者；逢到關鍵，也不惜以身請命，原沒有欺負畜牲的意思！