Thian-ti-hwii
Thian-ti-hwii
The Heaven and Earth League, an ancient esoteric society in China, said to have still been in existence in 1674. The society professed to continue a system of brotherhood derived from ancient customs.
Sources:
Chesneaux, Jean. Secret Societies in China in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 1971.
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