The New China a Travellers Impressions
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On its summit stands a large pavilion with two smaller ones symmetrically on each side ; the central one, under a shiplike t'ing roof with yellow tiles, showing delicately against the sky.
Each is brilliantly coloured, and small trees cover 158 From Coal Hill to Bell Tower the gentle slopes, offering a sweet welcome to every pilgrim.
It must be a delight to ascend that hill and gaze from thence into the Forbidden City opposite.
But its beauty is barred to the uninitiated ; the pink wall around ...its foot shows that it lies within the area of the Forbidden City.
There is a legend that in far remote ages Mongols deposited here a mountain of coal in order to have an inexhaustible supply in case of a siege. In reality not an atom of coal can be found— it is a natural hill of earth. But the Mei Shan always remained a sacred spot because in 1644 the last emperor of the Ming dynasty, Ch'ung Cheng, met his death here. On the advance of the rebels the emperor went to the San-Kuan Temple in order to inquire from the gods, by means of arrows, what he was to do— whether march upon the rebels, calmly await the attack in his palace, or, at the worst, kill himself before the enemy could kill him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On its summit stands a large pavilion with two smaller ones symmetrically on each side ; the central one, under a shiplike t'ing roof with yellow tiles, showing delicately against the sky.
Each is brilliantly coloured, and small trees cover 158 From Coal Hill to Bell Tower the gentle slopes, offering a sweet welcome to every pilgrim.
It must be a delight to ascend that hill and gaze from thence into the Forbidden City opposite.
But its beauty is barred to the uninitiated ; the pink wall around ...its foot shows that it lies within the area of the Forbidden City.
There is a legend that in far remote ages Mongols deposited here a mountain of coal in order to have an inexhaustible supply in case of a siege. In reality not an atom of coal can be found— it is a natural hill of earth. But the Mei Shan always remained a sacred spot because in 1644 the last emperor of the Ming dynasty, Ch'ung Cheng, met his death here. On the advance of the rebels the emperor went to the San-Kuan Temple in order to inquire from the gods, by means of arrows, what he was to do— whether march upon the rebels, calmly await the attack in his palace, or, at the worst, kill himself before the enemy could kill him.
What to read after The New China a Travellers Impressions?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Henri Borel to read onlineMoreLess
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