South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-09
Gives Interesting Description
Of Ancient Burial Gus
toms In Orient.

preparations for his death.
When "a Marking we visited the
old tombs Of the Ming Dynasty and
saw a wonderful work. but nothing
in comparison with the Ching
CAIanchu) Dynasty at Hsiling
With an excellent guide and in
terpreter. Wu r. Chem. who was
provided by the American Express
Co. we left Picking al seven ten
early Monday morning and travelled
by rail 70 LianE-ko-chuacs and
about so miles southwest from Pc
king. From llis station the trip
overland is about a two hours ride
and we were equipped with Sedan
chairs for Mrs. Carlisle and Miss
Dixon. which We secured in Picking
and our guide. who has made the
trip many times with people from
all parts OF the world had with
him a full camping outfit Al Lang
ko-chuang we secured FOUR coolies.
big husky men. for each sedan
chair. and twelve carriers. men with
long bamboo poles that carry great
weight IN bundles over the noun
cots. cooking outfit. bedding. gro
ceries and everything 20 make our
trip comfortable and pleasant. A
donkey. and he was braying
Jackass. was provided for me-also
one for the guide and one for the
camp cook and an extra one for
use II anything happened 10 any OF
the other donkeys in use. We got
some fine snap shots OF the party
az the start and enroute. and upon
our return we shall take much
pleasure in showing them and tell
ing OF many amusing Incidents and
particularly when Mrs Carlisle and
Miss Dixon rode my donkey (Black
Satan or Night.
You will doubtless be most in
terested IN the tombs.
Young Cheng's Precedent.
II was Emperor Yung-Cheng who
In 1880 A D. dispatched Princes
Chin-wang and Kao- Chi-Cho TO
the mountains 20 pick out a suit
able location for his final resting
place. and these young men, after
much travel with a retinue OF a
thousand gUardsnen servants, etc,
picked the garden spot Of Hsling.
The Emperor decided that in order
% distribute patronage he would
establish an order that all succeed
ing rulers would Sollow-and by H..
secure and develop two seperate
burial locations. and that is why
China has what is known as the
Eastern and the Western tom bs.
The old Emperor Yung-Cheng de-
cided that he would pick the West
eru location at Hsling and it en-
braces over 20 square miles Of Won
derfuI territory with rich fertile
vauetr. surrounded by lofty hills.
and Offering the finest opportunity
for the skill of the landscape archi-
tect and all who visit It, declare that
| it Is equal TO the worlds best. Every
piece Of marble in the wonderful
temples. the massive ornaments. the
I great columns, the bridges and arch
/ ways. was all carried overland by
/ the hands OF man and the donkey
as beasts OF burden. Perhaps by
\ the following description you can.
I in part. catch the picture OF just one
tomb. Take a hundred acres OF
land and start development from
/ the center on either side. The OBJ
jective is the grave in the center.
and IL must be elevated so as 10
command the highest point as the
/ body Of the emperor must rest above
all--at the entrance 2 great red
arch is built TO denote the open
( door--a broad marble slab ap-
| proach so II. wide y 1000 It. long,
i leads up to the first marble bridge
/ all along this boulevard are the re-
produced fac-simile images of the
| emperor and his ElustrioUS ances-
| tors-and then the elephant and
/ the Hon and the tiger and the lam b
are in duplicate. one on either side
| and opposite each other and as A
/ background are planted cedar
/ trees. and all we'll laid out. At the
( first marble bridge we find five
| crossings the center Is wider than
/ the others Go ft) over which only
/ the emperor crosses, on either side
I his son-or perhaps the empress
/ but IL all depended upon who the
]
/ right OF the tomb of this great war
lord we see a wonderful shrine that
he built for 20 concubines and only
a small little yellow tiled building
Indicates where the empress lay
and no one can tell at this period
7 just who crossed the bridge with
MIN.
Records Events.
After crossing the first bridge,
we enten the marble court Of the
tablet hall and here you find an
exquisite bronze, and in some plac-
es marble tablet upon which Is
written the great historical events
that the emperor provided during
his reign and nothing is reported
except what he choose in life. 10
report or 70 the right of this
court are a set Of three beautiful
Buildings in architectural design,
bur IN use. this is the slaughter
house. where all live animals are
/ killed for sacrifice. because after
each year a sacrifice OF lamb. or
calf OF pig IL made before the EN-
+ peror-.f the money holds cut and
+ of course during his life that was al
ways possible, but after death il de-
pended how long
From this attractive tablet court
YOU again cross a marble bridge. IN
design Ike the first and elm
about ten 20 twenty marble steps 70
an elevated marble court overlook
Ing the hrst. and in the center Of
N this is the throne room called the
/ 'SSacrihcisl HAN In this old
temple the great columns are made
from Camphor wood and now worth