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ANNAM MANDARINS WORSHIPPING THEIR EMPEROR'S ANCESTORS
| This quaint and picturesque ceremony takes place in the palace grounds at Hué. All the chief mandarins and court officials have to worship the spirits of the present emperor of the Nguyen dynasty that was founded, with French help, by a rebellious mandarin |
HEAD KNOCKING TO THE MEMORIALS OF THE IMPERIAL ANCESTORS
| This is the grand action in the ceremony of loyal submission to the present Annam dynasty. The mandarins and courtiers of the palace are performing the kowtow, by knocking their heads on the ground, to the ornamented drum-like objects dedicated to the imperial ancestors |