Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (5 of 5)
Page 43
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"pointed out represented Mar Polo & this are wondered by an European hot writer at one time these figures were said to be of gold but they were stolen in revolution & from them are replaced by gilt figures. One of those I Buddhas had was carved with many children playing on his shoulders & back & this one is a favorite worky for children whose first during them, having their arms & let them touch the Buddha. The children met with on the street were gay talkative friendly brats who held out their hands & smiled day or shouted out some pleasant words without any trace of insult in the words.