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north, you enter into the beautiful and veil cows


Tay I. tire, the gates and galkries of which, with
the balconies, make a fine appearance. In this court,
On the firft day of the year. and on other filed dam
the mandarins, according to their ranks, perform
the ceremony to the emperor, who is feared on his
throne in the hall called ray to lien. This hall is a
waft and magnificent one. The princes, minifters,
and great mcn of the firlt ceder, place thensfelves
there by the emperor. It is in this hall, that the
aemmLerfor6 gives siku.diencete stop..fotramh.74elsangndifittir,

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To the north of Tay &titers i large court, swindler
the princes, great men, minifters, and principal man-
darins, go in turns every day, to receive the emperor's
orders, or to prefent their petitions. To the north of
this court are the apartments of the emperor, the
emprefa, the queens, and ladies. The great gate of
the place, where thefe apartments are, is N°. aj.
All thee apartments are in the (pace contairsed wids-
in the walls, which have this figure
At A is a beautiful gate to the loath. The walls of
the inclofure of the apartments of the emperor and
einprels are higher than Mole of the inclofures of the
queens and ladies. In them are orchards, jets &eau,
flowering drubs, and a great number of fmall cham-
bers for the eunuchs.
To the weft of the court Tay to tiea is tire lane
palace rfi ning bog. The empre6-mother lives
there at prefent. Every thing in this palace is beau-
tiful. There are little gardens very neat and well
keTs.

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