The great river ; the story of a voyage on the Yangtze Kiang . o o oCO I c UJ a a D H ANKING AND ITS TRADITIONS 39 down the steep steps of the pagoda which descendinto the Buddhist temple in the centre of which thepagoda stands. This temple is one of the cleanestin China. The images of the gods are not so mutilatedby time. There is a pleasant smell of incense through-out and every now and again a big iron bell sounds asthe priest who sits beside it strikes it with the clang echoes and re-echoes to long the front steps are the huge anchors which legendsays were placed t
The great river ; the story of a voyage on the Yangtze Kiang . o o oCO I c UJ a a D H ANKING AND ITS TRADITIONS 39 down the steep steps of the pagoda which descendinto the Buddhist temple in the centre of which thepagoda stands. This temple is one of the cleanestin China. The images of the gods are not so mutilatedby time. There is a pleasant smell of incense through-out and every now and again a big iron bell sounds asthe priest who sits beside it strikes it with the clang echoes and re-echoes to long the front steps are the huge anchors which legendsays were placed there to keep the ship city from floatingfarther down the river in the same manner in whichit came to its present site. The pagoda is a beautifulmast indeed for such a legend, every corner hung witha tinkling bell. From the pagoda we went back again throughthe narrow streets,, this time by ricsha, through thewest gate to the Dah Kuan Ting or PaviUon of theGrand View. Here Chinese tea and water-melon seedsare served on the verandah and the people of the cityco
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