Cuar. XVII.] TOMB NEAR SUNG-KIANG-FOO. 229 
room by our terrified guide, every thing appeared 
quite suitable for a country residence, at least, as 
good as one could expect in such an out-of-the-way 
place, and my friend remarked that it was the best he 
had yet seen, and that he should certainly make an 
effort to get possession of it. At last we came to 
what appeared the principal room: “ Ah, this shall 
be my drawing-room,” said my companion, “ but 
what is that?” added he in the same breath. I 
looked in the direction in which he pointed, and a 
large massive coffin met my eye. We then dis- 
covered that we were in one of those places set 
apart for the remains of the dead. 
During one of my journeys in the interior, I met 
with a very curious tomb near the town of Sung- 
kiang-foo. It was placed on the side of a hill, in a 
wood, and evidently belonged to some very wealthy 
or important personage of that city. From the 
base of the hill to where the tomb stood about 
halfway up—the visitor ascended by a broad flight 
of steps, on each side of which were placed a num- 
ber of figures carved in stone. As far as I can re- 
collect, the following was the order in which the 
figures were placed ; first, a pair of goats or sheep, 
one on each side; second, two dogs ; third, two cats ; 
fourth, two horses saddled and bridled ; and fifth, 
two most gigantic priests; the effect of the whole 
being most strange and imposing. There is another 
tomb of the same description near Ningpo, but on 
a much smaller scale. 
