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beautiful triumphal arches of fine marble j and the 
hill is afcendcd by elegant ffeps. In this ceremony 
are introduced many ufages contrary to the ancient 
Chinefe doCtrine concerning the facrifice to heaven. 
On the day of the winter lbiftice are added the ho- 
nours paid to the five planets, that is, to their fpirit. 
Thefe ceremonies added to the facrifice to heaven are 
not very ancient. There are likewife honours to the 
firff founders of the reigning dynafty. At feveral 
other times the emperor goes to Tien tan to perform 
a facrifice to heaven, and to honour his deceafed an- 
ceftors. 
To the north of the Hill of Heaven is a large and 
high terrace, on which is a moft magnificent hall in 
honour of Chang ti , or the fovereign Lord, and of 
his anceftors. On the frontifpiece of this hall the 
prefent Tartar emperors have caufed an infcription 
to be placed to Ap cai ban , or the Lord of heaven. 
To this Tartar infcription anfwers the Chinefe cha- 
racter Kien-y which has the fame meaning as the 
character Tien , heaven ; and it fignifies the Chang 
ti , who is intended to be honoured in this hall. The 
tablet for the Chang ti is in a place, which thews, 
that the honour paid to Chang ti is of a different kind 
from the honour paid to anceftors. 
Without the eaftern gate of King tching , N°. iqy, 
is Ge tan , or Hill of the Sun. At the vernal equi- 
nox the emperor fends hither a prince or great man 
to honour the fun, that is, the fpirit of the fun. This 
inclofure, tho’ elegant enough, has nothing very re- 
markable ; nor is the ceremony very ancient. 
Without the north gate of King tching , at N°. 
183, is Ti tan, or the Hill of the Earth. At the 
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