. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . fathoms deep. The Seaou-koo-shan, or Little Orphan Eock, risesprecipitously out of the midst of the waves whichwere dashing against it to a height of near threehundred feet. The mountain opposite, called Chin-tze-shan, or the Mirror Mountain, rises in a sheer massfrom the river margin, and is crowned by walls run-ning along the brink of precipices, and towers perchedon dizzy pinnacles of rock. Part of this fortificationis the work of the rebels. A Buddhist temple hasbeen built, or rather let into the fa
. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . fathoms deep. The Seaou-koo-shan, or Little Orphan Eock, risesprecipitously out of the midst of the waves whichwere dashing against it to a height of near threehundred feet. The mountain opposite, called Chin-tze-shan, or the Mirror Mountain, rises in a sheer massfrom the river margin, and is crowned by walls run-ning along the brink of precipices, and towers perchedon dizzy pinnacles of rock. Part of this fortificationis the work of the rebels. A Buddhist temple hasbeen built, or rather let into the face of the OrphanRock, like a piece of enamel, about midway betweenthe base and the summit. It is approached by stepshewn out of the rock, and presents a most strikingand picturesque aspect. Mr Ellis, who visited thistemple, says, that a paper was brought to him bythe priests, stating that the temple had been endowed 372 THE SEAOU-KOO-SHAN. by the Emperors mother. Junks usually stop hereand make offerings to propitiate the local deity. Weobserved an inscription upon a smooth part of the. The Seaou-koo-shaa (yang-tse-kiang.) rock, conspicuously placed, and which Mr Wadeimagined to be a quotation. It was as follows :— Green liill by the river,From the extremity of its bend, one beholdsthee. This pass marks the boundary between the pro-vinces of Ngan-hvvui and Kiang-si. We now enter this latter province, described inthe Chinese Repository as one spacious valley, com-prising an area of 72,176 square miles, or about equal A WINDY LOCALITY. 373 to the State of Virginia, with a population of morethan twenty-three million of souls. The first placeon it at which we arrive is Pang-tse, picturesquelysituated among the hills. The few buildings thatremain of a town never very extensive are sur-rounded by a wall, which encloses as well a vastarea of barren hill and valley. Tlie object of thosewho planned the walls seems to have been to carrythem to the top of the highest hills, and over rid
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