The famous Pellin Forest of Tablets: Is also in ruins. All the sheds have been pulled down and the priceless stones. piled on the ground, except the Nestorian 'Tablets and the Confueian Classics, which are covered with matting, and the portrait of Confucius is' still standing in its wooden alcove, The Nanking Government is said to have granted $60,000 to rebuild this art gallery of stone treasures. Th is hoped that it will be done worthily. A mistake to be avoided has been made in the local museum, where a lass screen has been put before the remarkable Tang horses. These are effectively screened thet it is dimeult to see them properly at all and there must be other ways. of guarding them from souvenir hunters, The Pellin is a possession which few cities can rival, Here Is one of the masterpieces of Wu Tao-tzu, -whom some critics consider the greatest painter that ever lived, though none of his paintings survive, Here on stone is his Kwanyin and the power and harmony of line in the exquisite draperies is noteworthy. There are at least four representa tions of Bodhidharma, the frst patriarch of the Buddhist Church China, who came to Changon tu, $20 The powerful features show the personality of the man who founded the Chan sects of Buddhism.
is shown sitting in meditation, crossing the Yangtze river on a stalk of wheat, and standing with his liliand raised In benediction, There are also a number of mountain scenes, pictures of cranes, bam-1b00s, flowers, and some masterpieces. of writing all carved on stone. Among the latter l¢ one of the tiger character hu which portrays with startling energy the essential spring. and vigour of the creature.
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