Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 139
ng, onehundred and thirty feet long, and nearly of a square form.Its ceiling is of carved work, garnished with green, andadorned with gilt dragons in bas-relief. The pillars which 120 SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHINESE. support the roof are about seven feet in circumference, andare embellished with raised… … and consists of a lofty alcove, but has few ornaments orinscriptions ; it, however, bears the words Reasons glory,the name assumed by the present Emperor. The Great Temple of the Chinese, or of Pekin, is a verycurious edifice—not merely on account of its riches andgrandeur, but from its being the…
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