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Show Manchurians Bomb Temple of Heaven 111! III ;-Tfr 111 P'x:fT iSf.3AU--'xi. " 5 "S" I $ r - A lo j P s I ' "V ' " i oi - ' r" $ y The Temple of Heaven in Teking, originally built in A. D 1420, when I'eking became t lie capital of China, redecorated by Emperor Chien Lung, nd again repaired by the late empress dowager, is the mark at which Jlanchurlan aviators have been aiming their bombs in their attack on Peking The temple is a magnificent triple-roofed structure of perfect symmetry, covered with a wonderful blue and green tile design and capped, 99 feet high, with a golden ball, all springing from a triple tier of marble terraces, sculptured by noted artists. It Is believed by the, Chinese to cover the exact center of the earth. |