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back again to Pekin to be carefully preferved. 
During the ftay. which we made in this City, the Empe- 
ror with the Queens went to vifit the Sepulchers of his An- 
ceftors, which are not very far diftant^ from whence he 
lent them back to Xyn-Tam^ to continue his own Journey 
into the Eaftern T/ir^^rj/. 
After feveral days of Marching and Hunting, he arrived 
at Kjrin^ which is diftant from Xyn Tam 400 miles : This 
City is built along the great River Songoroy which takes its 
Iburce from the Mountain Cham-fej diftant 400 miles to- 
wards the South : This Mountain fb famous in the £aft 
for having been the Anticnt Seat of our Tartars^ is alwaycs 
covered with Snow, from whence it had its Name^ becaufe 
Cham-fe fignifies the white Mountaine. 
So fbon as the Eiaperour faw it, he alighted from his 
Horle and fell on his knees on the bank of the River, and 
bowed himfelf three times to the Ground to Salute it : After 
which, he caufed himfelf to be carried upon a Glorious 
Throne of Gold, and fb made his entry into the City : AH 
the people ran in a throng before him, teftifying by their 
Acclamations the Joy they had to fee him. This Princa 
took great pleafure in thofe Teftimonies of their AfFedion; 
and that he might give them fome Marks of his being very 
fenfible of it, he was pleafed to fufFer himfelf to be feen by 
all, and forbid his Guards to hinder the people from ap- 
proaching him, - as they ufed to do at Fekin^ 
They make in this City Barks of a very particular man- 
ner : The Inhabitants keep alwayes a great number of them 
ready fitted to Repulfe the M//^^?'i//>^j', who come often in- 
to this River, to difpute the fifhing of Pearls, The Empe- 
ror Repofed himfelf two dayes, after which he Defeended 
upon the River with fome Lords, accompanied with more 
then 100 Boates, till he arrived at the City of VUy which is 
the faireft of all this Country, and which at other times 
hath been the Seat of the Empire of the Tartars. 
A little below this City, which is at moft about 12 mites 
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