REM AUK Ml Lh: MOM' M EST IS WESTKIIN CHINA 



5"5 



Colossi, his proportions preserved in all ilieir pristine freshness, temples 

 above and below him, and priests in attendance to keep the incense 

 burning at his feet. Tliore he sits, grimly gazing out over the tiled 



]•<)() fs (if lli(^ citv which lies l)cforo him. 



A STONt: I'uKX.il, SrANM-NG A ROAD IN Far-westekx Ciiina. 



erected in 1906. 



This specimen was 



While exploring the temple, I asked one of the priests the age of the 

 image. His answer came, "' Gee chien nien. Some thousands of j'ears." 

 I give it for what it is worth. 



Another thought which tliat monument inspired was in reference 

 to a passage in one of Conan Doyle's delightful stories, which describes 

 a party of tourists viewing one of the ancient temples of Upper Egypt. 

 The author makes one of the characters say : 



