The face of China, travels in East, North, Central and Western China; with some account of the new schools, universities, missions, and the old religious sacred places of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism . wnelsewhere so far north, and it is the motive-power ofmany paper-mills in the district. In a recent ex-pedition roe-deer, leopards, boars, and David squirrelshave been found in this neighbourhood, but we sawnothing more interesting than a beautiful pastoralscene—a shepherd lad piping a melancholy ditty tohis sheep under the clear blue sky. I should like tohave sketched him, but the shadow
The face of China, travels in East, North, Central and Western China; with some account of the new schools, universities, missions, and the old religious sacred places of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism . wnelsewhere so far north, and it is the motive-power ofmany paper-mills in the district. In a recent ex-pedition roe-deer, leopards, boars, and David squirrelshave been found in this neighbourhood, but we sawnothing more interesting than a beautiful pastoralscene—a shepherd lad piping a melancholy ditty tohis sheep under the clear blue sky. I should like tohave sketched him, but the shadows were alreadylengthening, and we had to hasten our return beforethe city gates were closed. We attended a review one day, and saw the oldregime in its full glory, now already a thing of thepast. We started at 7 in the cart, and althoughthe parade-ground was only a quarter of a mile awaywe were none too early. The soldiers were alreadymustered, and two gorgeously arrayed officials wereseated in state under a canopy waiting for the Gover-nor, with a fine sort of helmet on a stand behind arrived shortly after we did, and although therewas a drizzling rain the numberless banners looked 84. PA( \GDA
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