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Objects that are high up above the ground stand out with abso- lute clearness. The smallest of small monsters on the top of the triumphal arches may be clearly seen, as well as the most delicate carving on the summits of the stele ; one can even count the teeth, the forked tongues, the squinting eyes of the hun- dreds of gold chimseras which jut from the roofs.
Pekin, the city of carvings and gildings, the city of claws and horns, is still capable of creating illusions; on dry, sunny, windy day...s it recovers something of its splendor under the dust of the steppes, under the veil which then masks the shab- biness of its streets and the squalor of its crowds.
Yet all is old and worn in spite of the gilding which still remains bright. In this quarter there was continual fighting during the siege of the 76 THE LAST DAYS OF PEKIN legations, the Boxers destroying the homes of those whom they suspected of sympathy for the barbarians.
The long avenue which we have been following for half an hour ends now at an arched bridge of white marble, still a superb object; here the houses come to an end, and on the opposite bank the gloomy steppes begin.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Objects that are high up above the ground stand out with abso- lute clearness. The smallest of small monsters on the top of the triumphal arches may be clearly seen, as well as the most delicate carving on the summits of the stele ; one can even count the teeth, the forked tongues, the squinting eyes of the hun- dreds of gold chimseras which jut from the roofs.
Pekin, the city of carvings and gildings, the city of claws and horns, is still capable of creating illusions; on dry, sunny, windy day...s it recovers something of its splendor under the dust of the steppes, under the veil which then masks the shab- biness of its streets and the squalor of its crowds.
Yet all is old and worn in spite of the gilding which still remains bright. In this quarter there was continual fighting during the siege of the 76 THE LAST DAYS OF PEKIN legations, the Boxers destroying the homes of those whom they suspected of sympathy for the barbarians.
The long avenue which we have been following for half an hour ends now at an arched bridge of white marble, still a superb object; here the houses come to an end, and on the opposite bank the gloomy steppes begin.
What to read after The Last Days of Pekin;?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923 to read onlineMoreLess
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