Chinese pictures : notes on photographs made in China (1900)
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904 · London ; New York : Cassell and Company · leaf 72
, incense beingdaily burned before them. It was nouncommon thing for Mrs. Bishop, onher journey in Sze Chuan, to have tosleep in a room where a coffin wasstored, waiting the day of its interment,incense burning and other religiousrites being daily performed in front ofit. To prevent mischief owing… … COFFINS KEPTABOVE GROUND. THE TEMPLE OF THE GOD OF LITERATURE AT MUKDEN. Mukden is the capital of Manchuria,the Northern Province. In everyprovince of the Empire the God ofLiterature stands highest in the ChinesePantheon, and it is interesting to notethat the God of War stands low, thoughin China,…
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