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China Continued from page 1 human tides flow in close contact. The people seem somehow magnificently oblivious to the danger. 1 have learned over the years to be extremelv warv of larce crowds but I never felt any apprehension in Chinese .crowds. In the mass the Chinese are uninterested in Westerners; individually they are very friendly and helpful. Old China. China is an ancient civilization with a recorded history dating back 4,000 years, but what so beguiles the vistor are the parks and palaces and temples and tombs that date mostly from the Ming Dynasty (1369-1644 A.D.). A GREAT deal of old China can be seen in and around Peking, starting with the Forbidden City, a vast and many-splendored walled city of courtyards and gardens. There are 40 main palaces and pavilions with enchanting names like the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Mental Cultivation and, my favorite, the palace of Accumulated Elegance. The whole seat of imperial majesty was built mostly in the first two decades of the 15th century, which architecturally includes golden tile roofs, upturned at the ends, under which are highly decorated eaves in a riot of Chinese reds, royal blues and dazzling greens. In the days of the emperors it was considered a capital offense for a com mon citizen or a foreigner to enter the grounds. Now the Forbidden City is a public museum with the old Imperial Gardens open to everyone. The palace itself is fantastic and has more than 9,000 rooms and 15 layers more sausage for) r????"? PiZZ 256-0301 i j I Use this coupon to | 16" (larj ! ONE or MORE IT] | for $1.50 OF! a I i good ONLY Monday I p Where Ex wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmm oi stone underground, v prevented anyone from tunnelii way in. 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