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river, in the neighborhood of IFhay-ngan, notwithftnnding its 

 low latitude, 33' 32, its great breadth, in that part of more than 

 an Ensli/h half mile, and its violent rapidity, is at times entirely 

 frozen. 



The route to Peking is continued tlirough two other provinces, 

 Sban-tujjg and Pe-tche~lee. The rich, populous, and commercial 

 city Tong-chang is in Lat. 36" 32'. This city has alfo its porcelain 

 tower, being even externally made with that material, and with 

 little bells pendant at each angle of its eight towers, which moved 

 by the wind yield a pretty modulation. 



Kyo-Few Hyenh a city renowned for having been the birth 

 place of the great Confucius^ fo juftly celebrated throughout the 

 empire of China. 



Mr. Nieuboff mQ.nnous feveral other places in this province, 

 fuch as Xanlfuiy with the I'eyzvanmiaOy its remarkable pagoda, not 

 Fine Pagoda. diftinguiQied for its grandeur, but for the great beauty of the 

 workmanlliip. It is rather low, and fquare, of a vaft lize, and 

 inclofcd within a moft extenfive wall made of ftone, and the 

 upper part of red and green tiles. The temple itfelf is of (tones, 

 mixed with yellow tiles (the imperial color) fo refplendent as to 

 appear like gold when flione upon by the fun ; it is befides richly 

 decorated with dragons and various Chineje Chimera ; the inllde 

 fdled with monftrous idols. On the back part is a garden, de- 

 lightful as that of paradife, enriched with variety of fruits and 

 flowers. 



'jax Hinno is a town diftinguiflied by the multitude of fquare 

 towers which rife in all parts, like our tower fteeples ; whether 

 they are for defence or belonging to pagodas does not appear. 



Lint/in- 



Confucius, 

 where born 



Xantsui. 



JaxHinno. 



