t that thebridge had twenty-four arches, when the oldest accounts give no more than thirteen,there being eleven at the present time. The columns which supported the balustradein Polos time rested upon the loins of sculptured lions. The account of the lionsafter the bridge was repaired by Kia Tsing… … 3 « 8 MARCO POLO Book II. east end of the bridge, rightly called Kung Chi, popularly called Fei Cheng, is amonument to Tsung Cheng, the last of the Ming, who built it, hoping to check theadvance of Li Tzu cheng, the great robber chief who finally proved too strong for him.—II. C] The Bridge of…
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