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The upper llory contains the picture of another idol in 

 a black and white checqiiered cap, with the fame figures 

 of three young perfons and a little old man.. There are 

 no altars in this temple, and no other ornaments except- 

 ing thefe pictures and their frames. - It is opened only on 

 feftivals, and ft rangers cannot fee it without permiffion;-. 



The great' Pagoda*, fituated before the governor's The great Ps. 



. . goda and its 



houle, and near the prmcipal gate looking to the fouth, i''"!^- 

 is larger and more magnificent than the former. 

 Strangers are allowed to fee it at all times, without the 

 leaft difficulty, provided they are accompanied by one of 

 the priefts, who are always to be found in the area of 

 the temple. This area is furrounded with chevaux de 

 frize : the entrance is from the.fouth through two gates 

 with a fmall building between them. In the infide of 

 this building are two recefl[es with rails before them, be- 

 hind which the images of two horfes as big as life are 

 coarfly moulded out of clay ; they are faddledand bridled, 

 and attended by. two human figures drelTed like grooms : 

 the horfe to the right is of a chefnut colour, the other 

 is dun with a black mane and tail, the former. is in the 



* The great Pagoda is omitted in the engraving of Maimatfchin pre- 

 fixed to this chapter ; this omifEon was owing to the artift's being obliged 

 ta leave Kiachta before he had time to finifh the drawing, In 

 every other refpeft, the view, as I was informed by a gentle- 

 man who has been on the fpot, is complete, and reprefented with tke 

 greateft exadtncfs. 



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