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Show T AR T B e R A Gl Do - taught to his Subje&s 3 in memory of which en this Temple to his Memory at very great charge In the Province of Xenfs, in the City of Hanch ng, are five Temples Whereo one is Dedicated to the Emperour Cangleangu , becaufe he had caufe da t ¢ cut through the Mountain 5 and in perpetua memory of this his grea dertaking, this Temple was er @ed In the chief City of Kingyang are three famo s Temples full of Images &nd in tl}e Pll'ovmce of Xantung, in th chief City of Cinan, are {everal carto Lencoenyin the City of Cen, are fift In the Province of Suchuen, inthe chief C ty of Chingtu s 1sone bui to th memeory of King Cancingus, becaufe he ta gh the Inhab teants of tha Kingdo the Art of raifing and preparing Silk Worms In the Province of Huguang, near to Kinn, is a large Hil upo which are ere&ed {everal Strultures with Cloyfters for Priefts ; and th realo ‘‘‘‘‘ hereof may be, for that here all Priefts recet e their Introdu&ion, who follow an teachthe inwardly approved Do@rine of th feparation of Soul and Body In the Province of Nanking, near to the chi f City of Ninggue, ftands a ver beautiful Edifice, called Hiangfin, that is t fay, the well fented Heart, and Ded;cated to five Virgins, wh being Affaulted by {uch as would have Ra ifhed them rather chofe to dye; then have their Virginity v olated : In honour of whof Chattity, the Inhabicants ereGed thefe Temples In the Province of Chekiang, and in the chief City of Hang ben, are found ver many of thefe Buildings, to which belong feveral thoufands of Priefts At Nanking, on the Mountain Ni;ftands one of thefe Fabri ks, that has at leaf athoufland Images in it, and to every Image ten Priefts Aund indeed (tofhorten this Relation) there is hardly a Mountain or Hi li China of any note, but hasa Temple upon it, with Priefts belonging to In the Province of Fokien, mear to the City Cinggan, liesa great Hill calle Vay, which has {everal Temples; Cloyfters, and the like upon it 5 which abou with Priefts and Friars, the greatefi part whereof Worthip Idols with fhave Crowns, and defpife all Earthly Riches, Pofleflions, and Honours But tha which is fulleft of Admiration is chis 3 It was {aid that amongft thefle Priefts,one o o el G st = S S e ;f'fva-;-v;._ua'lg:a.v v the chicf called Chang, who had two Chappels under his command , being convinced of the errour of his way, coming one day into his Temples, broke all th Idols to pieces, exclaiming bitterly againft the Priefts, for having thus long deceived him, and keeping him in blind ignorance; from thenceforth embracin 4 the Chriftian Religion to the utmoft period of his Life Inthe Province of Fokien, near to the City Civenchen, is a Templ Caiywen, which is worthy of admiration, both for its height and largenefs out-fides of this fumptuous Edifice are all of Marble, and the infide mof calle Th richl adorned with Idolssof all forts. Amongft others, thereare fome that exceed whichare either cift in Copper, or cut of Marble, made for Madam F ee,havi.n fuch curiofity of Workmanthip, that the Chinefes fay, they were not made wit Mortal hands Without the Imperial Cicy of Nanking, 1was my felf in one of the three qu Temples wher Hel (lo as Virgil defcribes the {fame in the fixth Book of hi Auneids) was {o curioufly Painted to the Life, and adorned with rare Images o Plaifter, that it s enough tofillall Perfons with Admiration that look upon th {ame CHAP O ETT T e fiatdy TemPles P Helwutins,and Oth,er renowng'd Heroe,J‘ P experimented |