Note 4 — Chapter XLIII · THE MANCHURIAN FRONTIER.

Mr. Knox was shown one of the temples of Aigun, which he describes as a building 15 feet by 30 feet, with a red curtain at the door, and a thick carpet of matting over a brick pavement. The altar being veiled, the covering was lifted to allow him to see the inscription. Several pictures adorned the walls, and there were lanterns painted in gaudy colors. Outside also were paintings over the door, representing Chinese landscapes. The windows were of lattice work, the roof had a dragon’s head at each end of the ridge, and a Mosaic pavement extended round the interior of the building. On the exterior of the Buddhist temple we visited near Kiakhta, I observed a symbol in the form of two deer standing on either side of a tree, but I did not notice it again elsewhere.