The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-18
How Ohina's Emperor Lives.

thO 'OhihSSc HallOu plODuLhs CoHslSts
is now within five years of his majority
(the age of eighteen years.. and is an
occupant, while yet minor, of the
same apartments in which lived the
emperor who preceded him on the
Dragon Throne. There. says the North
China Herald, he eats with gold-tippcd
chopsticks of ivory. There he sleeps
on II large Ningpo bedstead, richly
carved and ornamentcd with ivory and
gold-the same on which the noble
minded Emperors Kang Hsi and Chen
Lung used to recline after the days
fatigue last century and the century be-
fore.
Like one of those living Buddhas
who may be seen in IL lamasery on the
Mongolian plateau he is knelt to by all
his attendants and honorcd as a god.
The seclusion in which he is kept is far
more complete than that of the gods.
The building in which the emperor re-
sides is called Yang Hsin Tien, and is
little to the west of Chien Ching
Meu in the middle of the palace. At
the back of the central gate, on the
south side, is the great reception hall.
When ministers of state and others en-
ter for an audience, ut four, five, or six
in the morning, according to custom,
they have to 60 on foot to the center of
the palace over half mile, if they en-
ter by the east or west gate; and when
they get on in years they can appre-
ciate the emperor's favor, which then
by decree allows them to be borne in
chair instead of walking.
The rooms of the emperor consists of
seven compartments. They are pro-
vided with the divan or k'ang, the pc
culiar institution of North China. The
Hangs are covered with red felt of
native manufacture, and the floor with
European carpets. The cushions all
have embroidered on them the dragon
and phoenix. Pretty things scattered
through the rooms are endless in
variety, and are changed in accordance
with any wish expressed by the en-
peror.
The rooms are in all thirty yards
long by from eight to nine yards deep,
and are divided into three separate
apartments, the throne-room being the
middle one. Folding doors ten feet in
height open into each of these apart
ments to the north and south in the
center of each. The upper part of
these doors is in openwork in which va
rious suspicious characters and flowers
are carved. These doors remain open
even in winter, because during that
season thick embroidered curtain of
damask is hung in the doorway, which
by its weight keeps its place close to
the door-posts and prevents cold air
from entering. In summer this is re-
placed by curtain admitting the
breeze on account of its being of very
thin strips of bamboo. The silk threads
used in sewing the strips of bamboo to-
gether are of various colors, and pass
ing through the whole texture of the
curtain from top to bottom are very
agreeable to the eye. These summer
and winter curtains are rolled up to
give air to the rooms when required.
The Hoppe who lately returned from
Canton gave the emperor present
valued ut $4,000. 1t consisted of chan
deliers holding 800 wax candles each.
His majesty has also some electrical
machines and numberless foreign Gu
rioSiti"s
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/ felt like a we'll man."
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hundred head Of cattle.
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