the; five;-arched p'ai-lou at the entrance; to the; ''hoIvY way/' in the; valley 

 oe the ming tombs (see text, page looo) 



"There is no other similar heirloom of architecture in China that can equal it in work- 

 manship or design. The carving on its towering faqade and the base of each of its six 

 columns and springers, each representing a solid marble slab lo to 25 feet long, are truly 

 regal, and only surpassed by the celebrated 'Altar of Heaven' at Peking." — Photo and note 

 by Arthur J. Lowell. 



I'liuto bi' S. S. iluwlauJ 

 PILLARS ALONG THE HOLY WAY : THE MING TOMBS 

 The avenue of marble animals can be seen in the central background 



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