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Show ---- - i ----- -- A General Defcription o g -- T T -~-- -*------_-‘-----_---__--.-_.‘ &\‘\ In the Province of Quantung, near to the noble City of Chaoking, i 4 well built Temple, ftands another ftatue of a certain Governour of a Province, wh had done his Countrey extraordinary fervice fix yearstogether 3 asa return o thankfulnefs for the fame, the Inhabitants according to cuftom ereted this Imag and Temple, and Dedicated it unto him In Cuchinng, near to Hangan, thereis a great ftone above a hundred fooy high called Xinxe, and fignifies the Holy Stone, which they cover yearly quite ove with Gold, and then Worfhipit This piece of Idolatry was commanded by th Emperour Mung Near to the City Cioking, upon the Mountain Xepao,is a great ftone Columne with the Image of the Idol Fe, and an Elephant, Lyon, and Drum, cut out o ftone, cach of whichis of feveral colours ; but whofe workmanfhip they were, o who brought the fame thicher, is altogether unknown Inthe Province of Suchuen, near to the chief City of Chunking, isavery ftrang %reat Hill upon the fide of the River Fu, between this City and another calle unchnen5 and on this Hill isa Mountainous Idol, called Fe; it ismade fittin with his legs crofs-ways, and his hands clapt over one another before him. Ho incredibly large the fame is, may be gueft at by this, that Travellers can plainly fe his Eyes, Ears, Nofeyand Mouth,at two miles diftance |