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vicw-îof the “ Tóong-coö and Tien-sing ; nearly btfe to every thir-
great Wall. t { j.e e n m jJ g S • but on the road from Pekin towards Tar-
“ tary, there is une to about every ’fivemilfes’.”
From the last military post the road led throu’gh a narrow
-valley waterèd' by a' clealfwinding" stream. The
hills gradually approaching, 1 # little' more than ^oom
for the road and rtve^S Across the former,“ a tower Fwas
erected with a gateway in the centre, arid anarch .thrown
over the latter. The’pass had formerly beérijclosèd by
walls extending from the tower up the hills on each side
to, the. east ànd west; b u t they are now inbuiris. -This
passage, when the Tartars were considered in.thé light of
enemies, was defended b y troops stationed ini this .place-
and the remains of works and dwelling-housts, are slpb
found there, with a few inhabitants. 4
After passing another ,.gate„nearer to the old Tartar
boundary, and going through a perpendicular-derfife-
formed by high and massy walls," *£he travellers arrived
a t Koo-pe-koo, which was the,; residence pf the strong
garrison placed for the defence/of the outer wall in this
part of it. It was inclosed b y eoric?fftIrc works, united
with;the main wall. Military honours were pauJrtójthe
Embassador on his arrival at this northern boundary of
China proper. “ The troops were drawn up ,” as Captain
“ Parish remarked, “ in two lines, facing inwards. They
“ were formed by companies,* Ikch of which had its
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“ leader, its standard, and five camprcofours! In entering1 vfew of the
“ the lane formed by; thejtedplme,^, ,there; wd'm^ianda- JleatWa11' ..
“ rines^on each , t h e n music,' tents,tfadkl trumpets,
“ pahloc^sior^ triumphal» gates', . tWelvel compiles in sric-
“ cession, onxeach side* and 1-astl wjftrbchrt ten' sm^li^peM
‘ bpiiebes of various forms >and x om ^ S tidris. The p a r|d y ‘
‘ ‘ ,of the companies ^seises eaclyas£fwllo\\ s :
■ ^.“.T h c leader usually agios'
> ,“ !>The. standartls,^^
“ one sword, lisi* small colours. ^ one sword,/
and matchlocks and'swoi;dinen’ and
■ / |5‘ svtodmen, , ,,j., ir|fe|mbers nearly eaujl^I swoxdmen!
‘‘ fiye deag., v 1''" 1 - ■ '/? ' fiVe deepife1«' ,.u
‘f The number, of thg i Wjbqlg. > amo^r^d./ td^Vel^ -fhnin-
1 drejf. T h e i$ (^ v a*b b gt-^eeay. £ 4cpmpanigs^;4ear|y''
“ equallga>.the extent of j|feJififrQfit^|'whifch^ay*abpU't'
“ .seyfepyards.”. f
Near to Koojp.Cg-koiri, were some bfLat'hcs-in *
^lyp great wall, which afforded^an^eaSy ^pportunity|@f
ascending and examining it; and this;^eg|ect.of itj'sebnfpf
sufficiently to guararitee the strangeys.)frpm»^nyjj^|btt|y”!'
or imputation of indiscretion, in.coflBSa iij^ |m » f inririt^ ; ;
ing a curiosity, whfw the fam p ^ b ||i# {toi^e .imp^fea'ht'
barrier had strong excited in t^iymirid'Sr All tlieg^iMc^'
men of the Embassy ,j\^ent; tq'visit i | b u t^Capritin'Earilm
was» particularly attentiyj^to i|4iC©|iWpgtiori and diriien-
sions^ of which a- plajbfc&estion feleyatiqrtja^fJ|'ar in
plate, No". 2S, of theTolio volume. “ The body ofthegreat?