Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-31

Chinese city, built in 1543 is the com mercial center. The Tatar city dates from 1267 and includes the famous Forbidden City of which the Dragon Throne of the Son of Heaven, Emper- or of the Middle Kingdom, is the cen ter. The throne is of rare wood ex- quisitely carved. Just back of it is a screen of gold lacquer so dainty in de- sign and execution that it gives the appearance of golden lace. Around this throne room are arranged the pal aces, shut in by purple walls.
 The Chien-men street b;sects the Chinese city from the South Gate, where the railway enters to the princi- pal gate in the wall separating the Chinese from the Tatar city. Along this main thoroughfare there passes a continuous throng. There, too, may be seen the springless passenger cart with its blue arched roof and yellow wheels, corrugated metal tires, and its owning sheltering driver and mule, or the Mongolian camel the ship of the Asian desert, and, interesting above all, the scarlet bridal chair with it's piece of bacon and parcel of sugar hung on the back as an offering to the demons who might molest the bride while on l her journey. Officials hurry back and l forth in the gorgeous chairs, their coolies making great din as they seek right of way. Noisy vendors of anu 1 lets, and medicines of ground tiger
 bones to strengthen faint hearts, and extracts of rat meat to make the has
 grow, add to the din.
 l "On the east side of this roadway is an enclosure of about one square mlsI
 which contains the Altar of Heaven
 surrounded by shrines and temples, the most important of which is the cir
 cular, three roofed marble Temple of i Heaven with pillars of Oregan plne
 and roof of deep blue porcelain tides. l Near the ornate Temple of Heaven is the Temple of Confucius, the most
 holy ancestral teacher
 l "The Washington Monument of Pc king is the famous 1S-storied Bud dhist pagoda from the summit of wnicf a fine view of the city may be had.
 Picking claims the oldest daily news paper in the world, the Peking Gazette compared with whose age the Lon don Times, with it's hundred years, Il in it's infancy. For six dollars a year a Pekingese can read all that hl' government desired him to know as tC it's actions. or he can rent his Gazett' for the day and return it. In formei years newspapers were found on thu 1 walls in the form of posters. The! were printed from a large block wood upon which the intricate charac
 ters had been cut by hand.
 As early as the seventh century A i D., visiting cards were in common us in China, and to the American girl wh' this month is sending to her friend two small cards tied with a bit O
 white ribbon, announcing her engage ment, it will be interesting to koV | that when Chinaman desires to mar ry, his parents inform professlona
 match maker who selects brid for the young man. She then calls up on the parents of the young woman and presents his card, upon which na been inscribed his ancestral name an the eight symbols which denote tn fl date of his birth. If he is accepted her card is sent in return and Ii tf' , oracles forecast good for the unior
 details of the engagement are Wrltte on two large cards and these are tle 7 together with red silken cord.
 ''The bucket brigade of our sma
 western towns may have had it's dis ' tant origin in the water associations or volunteer fire departments, of Pc king. In Picking soup kitchens Tie gruel is served free to the poor.
 Tn the heart of the Tatar city
 another enclosure-the Forbidde . ity,' in which stands the Imperial pal lace, distinctive in China because it : rounding the palace are the garden: reception halls, pavillions, and of T fees formerly used by the Emperor i ' conducting the affairs of the empire. , Prospect Hil1' would be interestin to those who went to the movies
 keep warm during the recent coz shortages. The hill is huge mound C coal which was to provide fuel Tn tim
 of siege, and it is now covered with
 | grove of beautiful trees.
 t The Pekingese are consumers onl.
 The trade of the city is small, althoug n it is open to foreign commence. Tn r famous Grand Canal which connecte h it with the rich provinces of Sout
 China greatly facilitates the transpor iation of rice and other products. -
 Recommen ndation for Prohibition.
 After a wear of trial prohibition, it h.