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about them, was close to the landing place ; and 

 passing some miseiraBle ffuitasiid eating stalls ad- 

 joinings zxotleed a lalpget cl^S^ ilp^e^ 

 phiiited "Wifh trees, and havinf fa <5eirtre a 



broad pavement of gTaiiitc, kept very clean. The 

 quietness tliat reioiied witliin loniUHl a pleasing 

 retreat from the noise and bustle without. 



This paved way brought us to the first por- 

 tico ; here we beheld, on huge granite pe- 

 destals, a colossal figure on each side, placed 

 there to guard tlie eutrance to the Temjile of 

 Buddha ; the one on the right in entering is 



die w^iftidr Qihi, and «m lihe 1?^ % Ohing^ 

 hmg** Afbet passing these teititt&&^ eol^^(|l 



guards, we entered another somewhat '^SlQaf 

 court to the hrst» also jdaiited with trees, and a 

 granite foot-path, which led to one of the temples. 

 At this time the priesthood were assembled, 



in rows, and frequently ])erforming the ho-tow, 

 in adoration of their t^ilded, seuseless deitv, of 

 whicli a numbrr of small and colossal figures, 

 of the god Buddha, decorated a very handsome 

 temple. 



The priesthood pet&nned their d0V«>tiiaij* iy 

 thiemselves, for there was not a Chinese present 

 * Scv Notices coacermiig Chia% pubJiiihed at Midfk|)CU in 



