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Journeys in North China, Manchuria, and Eastern Mongolia (Volume 2); With Some Account of Corea. with Illustrations and Two Maps in Two Volumes - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVI. PEKING. By the Rev. Joseph Edkins, B.A., London University. Native Works on Peking--The Rivers round Peking--Imperial Devotions--The Purple Forbidden City--The Varied Fortunes of Peking--Chinese Thieves--The Emperor's Palace--Religious Ceremonies--Temple of Emperors and Kings--Lama Monasteries--Imperial Monuments--Temples and Public Buildings--Sacrifices and Altars--Catholic and Protestant Missions--Embassies--Schools--Catholic Cemeteries--The Summer Palace--The Altar of the Sun--Ming Tombs--The Great Wall. The native works on Peking are numerous and very full. They are deficient in maps and drawings, but contain details sufficient to satisfy the most industrious antiquary. For example, that called Ji-hia-kieu-wen-kau contains 160 chapters, the contents of which I will here briefly mention. The first chapter is upon astrology, which is followed by three upon the ancient history of the city and country. It collects passages from the dynastic histories and other old books. Four chapters on the beauties of Peking are filled with extracts from poetical compositions. Twenty chapters are devoted to a desciiption of the palace buildings, including eleven on the palace proper, one on Yungho-kung, a large monastery containing eleven hundred lama priests, and eight on the west park, describing all the buildings north and south of the marble bridge, all within the Tartar city. One chapter gives an account of the palace of the Liau and Kin imperial families; three that of the Mongol dynasty. Four detail the peculiarities of the Ming dynasty, palace, temples, and parks. Two chapters then introduce the capital city in a general way. Four more are sufficient to describe the imperial city and twelve bring to an end the history of the Tartar city, or, as it i...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1235598438
- ISBN 13 9781235598432
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages120
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