. Peking and the overland route. of city became the capital of the Kingdom in \:V.)l onHie rise of the Li Dynasty, Li-Sei-Kei the first king olthisdynasty nu>ving his residence to this city from Kaijyo,the capital during the Konai Dynasty, on the completionol the Keifuku Palace. In l.*i!)5 the king conunencedbuilding the walls oithe new capital. i-e(|uisitioning theservices of w(»rkmen from all oxer the Kingdom,and the work was finished in the .\utumii of The\vall is 1 !? miles in circumlejcnce, (» ft. wide and \ariesfrom 10 to 20 ft. in height, with battlements
. Peking and the overland route. of city became the capital of the Kingdom in \:V.)l onHie rise of the Li Dynasty, Li-Sei-Kei the first king olthisdynasty nu>ving his residence to this city from Kaijyo,the capital during the Konai Dynasty, on the completionol the Keifuku Palace. In l.*i!)5 the king conunencedbuilding the walls oithe new capital. i-e(|uisitioning theservices of w(»rkmen from all oxer the Kingdom,and the work was finished in the .\utumii of The\vall is 1 !? miles in circumlejcnce, (» ft. wide and \ariesfrom 10 to 20 ft. in height, with battlements along its en-tile length. Ihe walls are pierced by four large and foursmall gates—a pair of large and small gates facing ap-jiroximately North, South, East and \Vest, 162 The dynasty of Li lasted for 516 years under 28suecessive kin^s, till the Peninsula was ineorporated Aviththe Empire of Japan. The Li family remain in their ])rineely state, having been liberally pen-sioned by the Jaj^anese ( A street in Keijyo (Si-uul) There are three large streets with Sho-so as thecentre : one leading to the Great East Gate, a second tothe Great West Gate and the third to the Great SouthGate. These are splendid modern roads. Besides thesethere are other good streets. Some fine buildings havebeen erected, and with the widespread use of gas,electricity, telephones and water-works system, Keijyo isbeing transformed into a modern city. The city is particularly rich in historical associations ;in addition its elevation, purity of atmosphere, delightfulclimate and surrounding picturesque hills and valleys,combine to make it especially attractive to tourists.
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