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at, the worship ; iudcied the Chinese seem to have 



h^ore the idols, iuul j^crform the usual religions 

 ceremonies at siiii.sct, but apparently more as a 

 custom, than from any sincere religious devotion, 

 t hme seen the pareafs tbe temples at an 

 4ady hmr iii the uootiiiiig^ l;aeStt^i^|:^li# Hmtfy 

 to iad<>re the idols Avith llt^m, i3a:07iiig 

 tapers and ofl*erini;'s. Tin:; ceremony of prostra- 

 tiou. cS:c. was gone through in so mechanical 

 a niarnier, as to leave but little or no doubt in 

 die ia^\ju^ iof tli^^peietSLtt^'^ 6hat it wng^ i^emd 

 j^fher ^tOapEt descended to theaaiKJltt their 

 forefathers, than as arising from any sense of 

 religious feeling towards a superior and benevo- 

 lent Deity. 



During a vl^i I ng^db la ^mpany with. J^x. 

 Fesroa U thai pifstttres^u&aad bW^utl tempK* 

 TvHcli is a subject of so mwk adjnifstion, from 

 its romantic situation, to all persons visiting 

 Macao a parent came with a lad six or seven 



* It was in tlie rooms of tlie chief priest at l3pat tjempla 

 that Lord Amlierst's embassy was lodged. 



^ The sitna^bh of ttiis temple is near the inner hatbour 

 of Macao, and {tf a romantic and highly beiiutifnl cliaractcr. 

 Axi Image of a lion decorates each side of tlie granite stepsi 



