. Chine : sa merveille et son mystère. Combustion ublique des raccords d'un Opium Den—Prisonersin la Cangue—A Hailstorm. Un TRAJET AGRÉABLE, et souvent pris par les visiteurs, est par la route de puits bouillonnants ou à travers la colonie française, et de l'autre côté de la crique Sicawai passé l'Arsenal à Loongwha, où il y a une fine pagode et de grands temples. Le spectacle d'une manière remarquable ce que j'appellerais l'architecture theroof du sud de la Chine. Les crêtes se tenaient au-dessus de la mosaïque et sont le plus décortiqueavec la sculpture ajourée, et c.; le temple avant dans le thiscase montrant au centre les deux poissons, emblème de

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. China : its marvel and mystery. ublic Burning of the Fittings of an Opium Den—Prisonersin the Cangue—A Hailstorm. A PLEASANT drive, and one often taken byvisitors, is by the Bubbling Well Road orthrough the French Settlement, and across theSicawai Creek past the Arsenal to Loongwha, wherethere is a fine pagoda and large temples. The lattershow in a remarkable manner what I would call theroof architecture of Southern China. The ridges standup above the tiling, and are most profusely decoratedwith openwork carving, &c.; the front temple in thiscase showing in the centre the two fish, emblem ofplenty, and on the other side the dragon, and at theends swans. The corners are most gracefully curved, and the points carried up high in a striking andquaint manner, giving most beautiful lines to thewhole design. Under each point hang bells, whichtinkle sweetly in the breeze. In this class of building, and, indeed, in most buildings in China, the roof is the great and outstanding feature.46 LOONGWHA TEMPLES, NEAR SHANGHAI. •2) 0 , ^ y SHANGHAI While I was at work here one day my friendsdrove out to join me, bringing tea, and on my askinginnocently Did they propose to take it amidst my crowd? Oh, no, said a lady, we will find a nice grave near.This, to me, sounded rather strange ; but obediently wewent off in search of this delectable spot; and, sureenough, a few minutes walk and we saw an enclosurewhere, on a nice green mound, were trees giving pleasantshade. There we made our tea and took it, a fewnatives looking on and ready to seize the fragmentsleft. Perhaps the most objectionable practice in this part ofChina is the method the people have of disposing oftheir dead. Ancestor-worship in itself is to my mind avery beautiful idea, and, I think, one of the strongestpoints in the habits and character of the Chinese ; but Icannot see why they should drop the coffin down at anypoint thought fit—be it near human habitation or apublic pathway matters nothing to them. There th

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