Show ANCIENT CITY KNOWN TO FEW in korea visited only by occasional cas ional stragglers from western civilization few white men have been fortunate enough to wander inland in korea as far as the ancient city of this city with its grim old walls bearing five centuries of history lies iles on the very edge of korea T to 0 enter it is like stepping backward to another world into a story of the arabian nights during the russo japanese war several russians took refuge there and since then halt half a dozen foreigners have discovered it but except for these stragglers ilisan lies iles unknown to the western world the great central palace or reception hall of the city remains intact and close by in partial ruins Is the temple guesthouse the smaller public buildings the gates gatea the watch towers and even the walls themselves have their own onn particular story to tell of SIu sans interesting past but few people know it peaple people who have hunted tigers in the vicinity of clusan say the animals are more beautiful than their relatives of india or the malay peninsula these beauties range among the bitterly cold mountains of china korea and manchuria and far into siberia |