THE HANGGHOW BO HE 



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City Wall and Gateway at Hainung. 



the whole being filled with earth and large stones. " Thus he con- 

 nected the two ends of his wall and shut out the destructive waters," 

 and thus, we may add, does the chronicler avoid telling us the essential 

 details of the very part of the construction, which in its successful 

 accomplishment constitutes the chief wonder. 



But it was not enough simply to build the wall ; it must be kept in 

 repair, and, curiously enough, the native chroniclers have accounted 

 most minutely for the cost of the up-keep, which is said to be on the 



Hainung Pagoda and Pavilion. 



