Show T THE FORBIDDEN FORB D N CITY TY HEARl OF PEKING n heart of the th fount lount of T 1 and ancI of the Chinese nervous system It Iti i within a triple line ot of fortified k INtI of riot tr tf italic other Geller Of the Id IdIn klad In all CH tIta N Ito bide to t tI Is I II re I Served for tilt the exclusive UN um ot of the U em emperor son on of heaven Once Orare a you ar only ate Ike foreigners ii al allowed towed lowed to 10 III invade th the or of this City end d at the an anal the harbors an n diplomats when the members of all the foreign legations present them the accredit accredited Id ed representative of heaven haven and the ee ce celestial The yellow of 01 the city can b be wen n from one I GILl Ita M MII M II from frona Oft th dint at or of tee 1 City ottI IIo who tater enter b here for the e lOt for as a j rata N e er r all I Hf r t tt t Y YI a I r d SI SIt r t JAL R J i f w I Ir rt freer and r rr r I 1 tr r outside world The great n un tt a R sal or I In la lan n IF t d l city In maD many tC sll Jit a I t I n 0 on A barren barrea plain with no Ili except those Immediately Vi 1 n 13 tit With aD n a area of c crt rt ria t II t Is 18 surrounded b by a JI Mc t g 8 r u II t l In length pierced L I l 1 t I t n l l tat all estimated r i r I r r I j I eq into Inlo th three real reali t i r l Iii the outside or Tar ar l 1 sty lIy within which all n bu t j I and aAd the I ds t r f u I I i Inside this Wet irony and andr r u l 1 i n II I is another known al a ath th J I I t uy surrounded tee bJ a wan wall q n e rr If it uit h contain Ih the ther r 1 r f lilla r teD lem lemL l L s 3 r I 1 I Its It n t h a again la I th holy ot of lo ho lofre url fre L 1 wing or the I I City Clif mot 11 It the molt mott 1 rt h d 6 1 cr c r n n I ern em 1 rr In tc It I r 1 t lIt t the ap 1 rr and etl en j 1 I It 6 temple r I tae and pan 1 10 r rTh Th n 1 r p or r City bas a ar ar r II r r n f about two to mil and lb 1 r tiTs Inn a are pierced by four ga 1 r by a tower l I to 11 1 int 1111 1 Uvee parts by walls from nonh not th to south lOuth the whole bole r r rt A 1 l PRiNC u t ss r r 0 P cra Infraction ot of the law s II I death I In the springtime once onci a year ear the ho tad laced faced emperor leave bed rUNt retreat lilt and goes out Jato ato the Chin City In hl elephant cart to pray pra I 1 the temple of for lor abundant crops oropa and 1014 golden At that time all along the rout ot of his hll proc procession lon mutt must be 1 closed and should an any peep ins I Tom be detected with In an If eye at crack or crevice It 11 Ii Ie shot ahot out Instantly b by watchful archer arche attached to 10 the Im pedal guard Ilene within court of at mysteries the emperor the em u dowager elower and tb the numerous members mem ra of the roi tamil family Including the princes of the blood Here the plays his hll t fee feeble ble part In Ut the and dons ordained b by decree thousands ot of yearn 11 old and posers U hi his days day In the strictest seclusion cIullO broken on only I by the diplomatic reception which rarely lasts more than tn ten minutes and his visits to the temples tempi and gardens within the environment of 01 the surrounding I Ina penal perla City What tragedies sad aall horrors this se secret cret city holds hold oDI only the tierce Mant tIme Who guard pard the throne can tell but It Is I more than whispered that to the massacres macrel the put past centuries ha recorded 4 are to be added some lit In very recent times by which the blood coursed d In veins vein of royalty has hal th the pavement of the palace or of heaven and anel that the quietude of earths palace of hu has been bro k n by unavailing crl for mercy mere There see are marble court and 1 bridges rI pillared portico and nd golden tiled pa pavillons garden Interspersed with foun tou and canal canall lower bed bedl and arU artl lake lak yet withal the Imperial court Is neglected and dirt dirty and do de dor doi i r Wl 7 w l i oL L Of v spite ire Ita treasure ot of po porcelain and brones Is II impressive more on account of its III buildings than what thy they contain WONG Poo FOO TWO TING |