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film tiler folftice the emperor goes thither to facrifice 
to the earth on the hill. IVTany of the learned men 
at prefent diftinguifh this facrifice in the Ti tan from 
the facrifice in the ’Tien tan. But, according to the 
dodtrine of Confucius, the facrifice to the earth has 
the fame objedt as the facrifice to heaven. In both 
the fupreme Lord Chang ti is to be honoured. I do 
not know, whether the emperor adheres to the pure 
dodtrine of Confucius, and whether he does not pre- 
tend to honour the earth, or fpirit of the earth, by 
performing a facrifice, which originally had for its 
objedt the Chang ti , as we are allured by Confucius. 
The inclofure of Ti tan is a vafl one but is not at 
all equal in beauty to the Tien tan. 
Without the weftern gate of King tching , N°. 
an, is Tue tan , the Hill of the Moon. At the 
autumnal equinox the emperor fends thither a prince 
or great man to honour the moon, or fpirit of the 
moon. This ceremony is not very ancient. This 
inclofure is a neat one, and pretty large. 
Between the two north gates of King tching , N°. 
183 and 188, is a vaft efplanade for the exercile of 
the troops both horfe and foot. 
To the north of this efplanade are two beautiful 
temples of idols for the lamas. Thefe two monaf- 
teries are very elegant. The emperor and the Tartars 
Mon gou lay out great fums on thefe two monafteries 
and the two temples of the lamas. 
In the year ] 1 1 1 before Chriffc, Ou onang. , founder 
of the dynaffy Tcheou , nominated his brother Tchao 
kong prince of Ten. Ten is the ancient name of a 
pretty extenfive country, in which Peking Hands. 
This prince of Ten built a city there, a league and 
