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Page 337
... walls and temples , was built as late as 1421. And , though Nanking has lately been China's seat of government , it seems now that Peiping may again become the center of power , if not of China's wealth and glory . Peiping's Face Is ...
... walls and temples , was built as late as 1421. And , though Nanking has lately been China's seat of government , it seems now that Peiping may again become the center of power , if not of China's wealth and glory . Peiping's Face Is ...
Page 339
... walls . And what walls these are ! Finer and more solid ones will not be found anywhere ( map , page 340 ) . Perhaps the building of walls , more than anything else , distinguishes the Chinese from other peoples . A wall is as necessary ...
... walls . And what walls these are ! Finer and more solid ones will not be found anywhere ( map , page 340 ) . Perhaps the building of walls , more than anything else , distinguishes the Chinese from other peoples . A wall is as necessary ...
Page 341
... walls of the Temple of Heaven , and thence to the Hall of Abstinence , there to fast in preparation for the ceremony at dawn on the circular Altar of Heaven . There the God- Emperor made sacrifice to the only superior force he knew ...
... walls of the Temple of Heaven , and thence to the Hall of Abstinence , there to fast in preparation for the ceremony at dawn on the circular Altar of Heaven . There the God- Emperor made sacrifice to the only superior force he knew ...
Contents
Adobe New Mexico By Mason Sutherland With 28 illustrations in color from natural | xiii |
Workshop of the Titans By Albert W Atwood | 117 |
Power Comes Back to Peiping By Nelson T Johnson and W Robert Moore With 18 | 337 |
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