6o                  Travels over Land
and Lymes, and in the Vales Cheftnut and large Nut-Trees as
well as Vines grew wild. From hence we went forwards and came
to a very high Rock, fliarp-pointed at the top, and by reafon of its
fleepnefs impoffible to be climbed: On one fide of which about half
way up is an Idol Temple, which is hewen out of the Rock; it hath
four Windows, and inftead of Idols, we faw four Stone Statues in a
fitting pofture: It is not a little to be wondered how it was poffible
for any Men to come there, andjperform fuch a great piece of Work j
the Rock on that fide being fo extraordinary fteep, that a Moufe can-
not get up it: This Temple according to the report of the Inhabi-
tants hath been built feveral hundred Yeais.
CHAP.   XIH.
Arrival at the great Chinefe Wall, which is exaftly deferihed. Our
pajfage through it into the FaHey. Coming to the City of Galchan*,
and Entertainment of the Amlaffador there. Chinefe Mufick very
difagreeahk. Furniture of the Talks, and ^manner of eating of the
Chinefe. How their Meats am dijhed u]h Herhs ufual in the Chi-
aefe Scops. Manner of carving in the Ordinaries, The Chinefe
Drink. Preparation to the afling a Play. Beginning of the fame.
Whhh is a reprefentation of a deceafed Kingy in honour of whom the
Flay was compofed. End of the Play, and the Amhaffadors fetting
forwards on his Journey. Arrival at Xungunxa, and proceeding for**
wards. Of ® famous Cloyfter in the Province of Peking. Pilgrimage
thither, how performed. Practice of an Idolatrous Priejl. Arrival
m a City inhabited only hy the Kings Concuhines.
m
ON the x;th of Oftofar we reached forne Watch-Towers on the
Pinacles of the Rocks, from whence we got fight of the Zagan
Crim7 that is the great Wall, which we came to on the fame Day. This
ically feems to be one of the Wonders of the World About 500 Fa-
thom from this famous Wall is a Valley, each fide of which was pro
vided with a Battery of hewen Stone, from one of which to the other
% Wall about three Fathom high is erected, with an open entrance as
the Print exprefles it. Paffing through this fore Wall, we came to
the entry of the great Wall, through a watch Tower, about eight
fathom high, arched over with hewen Stone, and provided* with
M% Doors fhengthned with Ironj the Wail runs horn Eaftte Wef>,
acrois