The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-07
MARvELS OF FORBIDDEN CITY
THE CHINESE ENTPERoR's REALM
or LONELY sPLpNDoR.

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Death the Pre-cribea Penalty for Tn
trasfon wonderful ButIdinE-
splendid Gardens. Lakes, Mona
tafns and Valleys All COntrlved
With Consommate Art Make IN
what ~ Perhap. the Most Beauti-
full CITY IN tho worId-The Empe-
ror Its Only Male Inhabttant.
Prince. and Hiah OmciaIs May En-
ter. hut only for brief stay-No
Living white Man Has Ever Been
In-ide-ProbahIe EHecrs Upon the
Chinese of the Proclamation Of the
Forbidden city by the AIIied
Forces.
Copyright 1850, BY G NJ. walker)
Washington. Oct. b-Tho parade Of the
allied forces through tho sacred Forbid
den city Of the Chinese on Aug Is was n
pageant which viii 10 down In history as
ore Of tho great spec;acles OF the world.
II Is not likely that any person living will
see such a PROCESSION again. This famous
city. the Holy OF HOLES. from whose pre-
oincts all Chinese are prohibited. but 70
which they look for impulse and direc-
I ton. has thus for tho FIRST time been
desecrated hy the profane feet q China
couquerors
Chinese pride has been humbled and Il
is % be- hoped that tho arrogant and sun
neckei Empress Tsian. who for a sec
oud time has been compelled to nee from
, her palaces 20 escape tho ovenging arm
/ les Of civilization. has been taught a les
son which VIII last her the balance Of her
life
The Northern city or Manchu part 81
/ the Chinese capital. consists Of three en-
closures. one within the other. but each
surrounded by its own wall. The inner
most or Forbidden city. through which
the allies marched is the enc osure which
surrounds the imperial residences OF the
Chinese Emperor ana includes the great
rational library of China together with a
number Of government offices
The Chinese Emperor is called by his
people THE Solitary Man because he
IS tho only man who dwclls within the
walls OF this sacred city. Princes and high
| officials may come and go o. audiences.
! but the Emperor alone remains. Tho only
other persons allowed within tho city are
the expresses. the members Of tho Inn
perinl Harem. and tho eunuchs, three
thousand ~ whom are retained as the
servants 81 the royal household Death
| IS the certain penalty for any man found
Within lts mysterious precincts. and she
exact nature of the doom OF the Tow who
nave surreptitiously ventured there has
never been known
Massive Guardianship Of the wall.
This inner city Is called nv the Chinese
/ the "Ktn-CbeuF' or Prohibited city. II
& about two miles in circumference and
/ surrounded hy a wall almost rs massive
I as those around the outside Tartar city
itself This surrounding wall rises abrupt
/ lv from the waters OF q moat which sur
/ rounds the euure city 90 a hight OF near
| "a ufU feet II DTS faced with red glazed
brick and the top % the wall is covered
with the royal yellow porce ain tile which
from distance glistens brilliantly In the
sunshine
The city s entered through gates on
each of tho four sides over bridges which
cross the surrounding moat Before each
gate Is an open area FOR the gathering OF
troops ana tho forming 81 state process
sions Around each OF those areas are
buildings and barracks Tor the accom-
mediation ~ the guards who defend the
approach 10 Chlna's Dragon Throne"
Watch towers AT each corner 81 the wall
and over each Of the gltcways furnish
Z
movements outside may be detected The
Interior ~ the Forbidden city is made M
- succession - courtyards and apart
mcnts which ln their massiveness. ornate
ma profuse decoration. far exceed any
thiue 10 bee found elsewhere IN China
According TO the Chinese themselves. r.
g. the city Of gold and silver To their
Oriental vision. the pavemcnts OF mar
bile within lead from gilded palaces 10
giIdsd palaces where gold and silver pill
lars uphold gold and silver roofs. and the
fortuna inhabitants pluck flowers grow
ing IN gold and silver vases or play
with gold and silver fishes swimming ~
crystal globes Their imaglnati0ns compre-
bend nothing which they do not believe
exists somewhere Ia the imperial palaces
Of their Emperor.
Viewed from the great square or open
place before the Ia Using Mum. or Great
Pure Gate which o. the outer barrier and
extreme southern entrance 60 the impe-
rial unlaess. the Forbidden city stretches
away to che north with q succession OF
tall palace buildings with pagodn roofs
supported hy Immense pillars heavily lac
querei With rod enamel. covered with
roofs 81 different coiored porcelain tile
yellow. green and deep red The varie-
gated colcrs % these roofs glistening
IN the royal city. make Up a scene % ar
chitectural and arhoreal beauty absolute
IS unequaied while far IN the distance
'uss back OF che northern gate OF the city,
rises the beautiful artificial mound cover
I'd with shrines and pavilions known as
the Mel shan or Coal Hin The Great
Pure Gate = a low ugly building with
three doors huis 81 heavy oak timbers
and covered with sheets OF iron IL I'M