Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 138
pital of China eversince the expulsion of the Moguls; and, although situatedon the Northern confines of China Proper, it is central with SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHINESE. 1]9 regard to the whole empire. It is surrounded by a wall,flanked with high towers, each containing accommodation fora hundred men.… … The Imperial Palace is situated in the heart of the city,and has a prodigious number of courts, squares, ponds, parks,and edifices. The apartments are spacious and healthy,and the whole is adorned with gardens, baths, and pleasureterraces. There, is, in the midst of one of the principalgardens, an…
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