The diary of Edmund Heller, October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918 : covering his return trip from the First Asiatic Expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History
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color + rich in material. An Emperor's Saddlery was studied by several hundred people. One of the curious exhibits was a drum made of bamboo shells some across that across these were straletted hummusstain is a sounding medium. Model of giant flowers on brea trees were made of precious stones of various colors, the leaves made of silver wire + plate colored green. After tipping at 3 P.M., we left pithing then the Chinese city + near the Temple of Heaven which is situated in a large court of 100 acres, covered by grass + trees without buildings or people. The marble columns + stage of the Temple are beautiful. Northly is a pagoda of strange On our way levels to quickly up! the Balpean and this