Of" course, the big local ton of surpassing antiquarian interest is the feast iron Lion of Old Tsangchow, Whose fame is steadily growing, attracting visitors from many provinces 's_ well og. distinguished forelyne eager to make its acquaintance. This Very striking and colossal sample of the" tron-worker's skill, produced centuries before the art was known in Europe, stands to-day in solitary aptendour ina wide expanse of arable Jand at the centre, of what was 1,000 years ago the ancient city of Tsang Ghow. 'The site is 40 11 southeast of the lly on the banks of the Grand Canal, which now bears its name. Portions of the beaten earth wal still slanding, affording some f its great size' and boundaries, "the beast is seventeen feet high at the head and sixteen feot long and {ls ferocious aspect Is increased by the loss of the lower jaw, which lies tovday, 20 fect away in the dust. Tt a thousand pities that one of the societies for the preservation of ancient monuments in China does not astir {taelt and agitate for the restoration of this detached portion by skilled workmen under intelligent supervision, At the same time experts should thoroughly overhaul {hia pelecless relic, which shows Tamentable signs of disintegration, exposed as it has been for a millennium the force heat and intense cold North China,
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