Mythical and Practical in Szechwan (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Mythical and Practical in SzechwanThere is a popular belief that the city is hollow under neath, and that the water from the pools fills this cavity and thus keeps the city a¿oat, it is also said that the main street of the city is in the shape Of a dragon's head and a snake's tail, because of its being wide at the western and narrow at the eastern end. At Chuh Lin Si, Bamboo Grove Temple, W) H just outside the north gate, there is said to be a sound each night like the pattering of rain on the roof, this supernatural phenomenon or King Chi (fi ¿) is called the Chuh Lin ie ii (t? At Ii Hi) Bamboo Grove Evening Rain.Not half a mile distant is another temple, at which there is said to be another phenomenon, like the beating of a bell early in the morning, this is called the Sheng Tah shen chong (2 i§ ¿), Le. Holy pagoda-morning Bell.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.