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large scale. It is filled with all kinds of gods. There were 

 400 of them in one receptacle, and the chief glory is a wooden 

 image, at least sixty feet high and ten or twelve feet in diam- 

 eter, and about as hideous as it could be made. 



We saw a Buddhist Bible there. It consists of i8o vol- 

 umes and there is at least a ton of the book. There- were 400 

 priests at this temple. 



We made a visit to the summer palaces in the country, 12 

 miles out of Peking. A stone road runs the whole distance, 

 being about 20 feet wide and perfectly level, and built of heavy 

 flat stone like our flagging, and heavily curbed on each side. 

 A large artificial lake has been constructed at the foot of a 

 precipitous mountain, and part way around this lake and up 

 the face of the mountain are the buildings and enclosures of the 

 summer palace. A fine covered walk runs along the edge of 

 the lake. Flowers and plants, odd rock work, and bronze 

 ornaments meet the eye. Every rafter of this long covered 

 way is hand-painted on both sides, showing scenes in the 

 history of the empire and views of palaces and charming nat- 

 ural scenery in the various provinces. 

 (Photograph No. 23.) 



All of the tile roofs here are of gold color, and the balus- 

 trades and staircases to each building up the mountain side are 

 of green and gold. The effect is very fine. The view from the 

 top, out over the lake, gardens, and the vast expanse of a 

 perfectly flat country, is very novel and interesting. Just 

 beyond the palace is what is called the marble boat. This is a 

 full-sized river steamboat, built wholly of marble. 

 (Photograph No. 24.) 



We made a visit to the Forbidden City. The Forbidden 

 City is walled within the Tartar city, and, like the others, is 

 a series of courts beyond courts, temples behind temples, big 

 reception halls and little ones, according to the degree of impor- 

 tance attached to the ceremony. The Acme or highest throne 

 is here. It is an ordinary gilt framed sofa, with seats for two. 

 I sat upon the throne. We visited the private apartments of 

 the Emperor and Empress Dowager, and the gardens of the 

 palace, and found them very interesting. 

 (Photographs Nos. 25, 26, and 27.) 



From Peking we went back to Nagasaki in Japan, and from 

 there went to Takeo, famous for its hot baths, and tried them. 



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