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A quiet game of chess in a rich man's home. The game is a contest between two armies separated by a river Hedda MORRISON A carpet weaver at work Hedda MORRISON Itinerant puppet show. The puppet master would roam the streets and set up his booth on the street or in a private courtyard, whenever it was wanted Hedda MORRISON Beyond the p'ai-lou was the entrance gate proper leading to the Tablet House which contained a great stone monolith standing on the back of a tortoise Hedda MORRISON Detail of glazed tilework by Pei Hai Hedda MORRISON Making a rubbing Hedda MORRISON No title (Many fortune-sellers were blind and roamed the streets beating a small hand-gong to advertise their presence) Hedda MORRISON Paper making by the traiditon method, similar to that used when the process was first invented in China Hedda MORRISON Pavilions at the northern end of Pei Hai Hedda MORRISON The Altar of Heaven by moonlight. Its tiers of gleaming white marble open to the sky, its perfect symmetry and its blend of simplicity and sophistication make it one of the world's most beautiful man-made structures. Seen in moonlight it appears to be floating in the air Hedda MORRISON The base of the stupa of the Yellow Temple was decorated with marble panels illustrating the life of the Buddha. Unfortunately it has been badly defaced over the years Hedda MORRISON The reed toy-maker, who would make his appearance in the summer and weave fresh reeds into a variety of wonderful shapes while you watched Hedda MORRISON The halls of T'ai Miao (the Temple of the Imperial Ancestors), where the emperor would come at regular intervals to pay his respects to his own forebears Hedda MORRISON The great white dagoba of Pei Hai (North Lake) which was built in 1651 to commemorate the first visit of the Dalai Lama to Peking Hedda MORRISON Seamstresses sewing characters on to cloth banners. Hedda MORRISON