The present town consists of four principal streets, running parallel to ne another, and intersected at right angles by smaller ones. Through one, of the larger streets a narrow channe} flows, which is crossed at intervals by. bridges of a single arch. The streets are not spacious, but have the Sppearance of unusual cleanliness. The part within the walls which is! now only occupied by gardens and Bamboo.groves is still crossed by paved roads, a fact which tends to Confirm the statement that the whole tarea was once built upon.
None of the buildings of Nankin ore distinguished by their architect ture, except some of the gates, and the famous Procelain Tower, which attached to one of the pagodas or temples. This building is octagonal. Jand of a considerable height in pro-Portion to its base, the height being more. than 200 feet, whi each side of the base measures only 40 feet, Tt consists of nine storeys, all of equal height, except the ground. floor, which is somewhat higher than the rest. Each storey consists of one saloon, with painted ceilings: inside, flong the walls, statues are placed. Nearly the whole of the interior is gilded. Mr, Davis, however, says: porcelain in nothing but the tiles with which it is faced" At the Termination of every storey, a roof built in the Chinese fashion' projects fame feet on the outside, and under it Is a passage round the tower. At the projecting corners of these roofs small bells are fastened, which sound with the slightest. breeze. On the summit of the tower is an ornament in the form of the cone of a fr-tree; it Is said to be of gold, but probably only gilt; it rests immediately upon pinnacle, with several rings round "This tower is said to have been nineteen years in building, and to have cost 400,000 taels.
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