Porcelain Tower of Nahkin.
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numerous, as you may conceive, have been the


pilgrimages made to the far-famed "PorceIain


Tower" for sthe first time in inspecting any of


the monuments renomn,es of this country, no dis
appointment has been experienced, while compar-


ing what actually is, with what the legends of tho


book-makers of China describe to be. 1t is i'm.


deed most elegant and singular structure, as re-.


markable for i.s correct proportions, as for the


rare material of which It'll partly composed. |
say partly, because the mass of the building is


brick, with facing and lining of beautiful white
glazed porcelain bricks or slabs, fixed into the ma
sonry by mea of deep keys or shoulders, cast
Ike half L ON the brick. Its form is octa gonaI
and running up each of the angles is a moulding
OF large les Of very fine clay, glazed and coIored
red and green alternately round each story runs
light balustrade, formed of green porcelain, upon
which four arched doorways open set to the four
cardinal points; the arches being elegantly turned
with large glazed tiles cast in all imaginable fam
cies OF design and varegation of COLOR represent
ing wild beasts, demons, deities, monsters, &c.
1t appears to be IL sight amongst the Chinese
themselves for there are priests or BONES at
tached to the building to keep it in order, who earn
theT consideration by distributing to the visitors
autographed elevations of the tower with descrip
lions attached, and who seem to have the duty in.
trusted to them of Illuminating it on gala occa-
slons This is effected by means Of lanterns made
OF thin oyster shells, used in lieu Of window glass
by the Chinese, which are placed at each of the
eight angles on every story, and the effect of
whose subdued light on the highly reflective sur
face of the tower must be most striking and
Spectator.