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by the Chinese, and the purely Manchu section of the capital will soon be very limited The southern city is almost exclusively occupied by Chinese. The general shape of P. king may be roughly represented by a square placed upon an obloug, the former standing for the Tartar and the latter for the Chinese city. The whole of the capital is, of course, walled. The walls of the Tartar city are the strongest. They average 50 feet in height and 40 in width, and are buttressed at intervals of about 60 yards. The parapets are loop-holed and crenelated. They are faced on both sides with brick, the space between being filled with earth and concrete. Each o. the gateways is surmounted by a three-storied pagoda. Toe walls of the Chinese city are about 30 feet in height, 25 feet thick at the bas, and 15 feet wide on the tere plein. The total circumference of the walls round the two cities slightly exceeds twenty miles.
The
The Tartar city consists (Dr. Williams tell us) of three enclosures, one within the other, each surroun ed by its own wall. The innermost, called Kin-ching or Prohibited City, contains the Imperial Palace and its surrounding buildin gs; the second is occupied by the several offices appertaining to the Government and by private residences of officials; while the outer consists of dwelling-houses, with shops in the chief avenues. The Chinese city is the business portion of Peking, but it presents few features of interest to the sight-seer, while the enclosure known as the Prohibited City is, as its title denotes, forbidden to all foreign visitors. numerous temples, the walls, the Imperial Observatory, the Foreign Legations, and the curio shops are the chief attractions to the tourist. The streets of the Chinese metropolis are kept in a most disgraceful condition. In the dry season the pedestrian sinks deep in noxious dust, and in wet weather he is liable to be drowned in the torrents that rush along the thoroughfares, where the constaut traffic has worn away the soil. There is an air of decay about Peking, which extends even to the finest of the temples. The population of Peking is not accurately known, but according to a Chinese estimate, which is probably slightly in excess, it is 1,300,000, of whom 900,000 reside in the Tartar and 400,000 in the Chinese city. There is no direct foreign trade with Peking, and the small foreigu population is made up of the members of the various legations, the Maritime Customs establishment, the professurs at the College of Peking, and the missionary body.
Legations.
大英國欽差公署
DIRECTORY.
Ta Ying-kuo Ch'in-ch'ai Kung-shu. BRITISH.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary, and Chief Superintendent of
British Trade in China.-Sir Thos. Francis Wade, K.C.B.
Acting Sergeant of Escort-R. D. Herring
Constables-Posnett, Wilkin, Bruce
大法郎西國欽差公署
Ta Fa-lang-hsi-kuo Ch'in-ch'ai Kung-shu- FRENCH.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary-Vte. Brenier de Montmorand (absent)
Secretary of Legation-Hugh Fraser (absent) First Secretary of Legation-J. Patenôtre
2nd Secretary-R. Milbanke
Chinese Secretary—
Acting do. -B. Brenan
Accountant-A. E. Pirkis Surgeon―S. W. Bushell, M.D. Chaplain--W. H. Collins
Students--F. S. A. Bourne, W. Warry, J. N. Tratman, L. W. Henley, P. F.
Hausser
Legation Escort-Sergt. John Crack (absent)
(chargé d'affaires)
Second Sect. of Legation-Vte. de Petiteville Third Sect. of Legation-Vte. de Lavaur de
Ste. Fortunade
Attaché-Sarlande
1st Interpreter-G. Devéria Interpreter Chancelier-Jules Arène Student Interpreters---H. Frandin (absent),
V. Collin de Planey, M. Jametel Phyn.-E. Dugat-Estublier, M.D. (absent)
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