The Thibetan sacred books are called Kanjur. This contains 1,083 works gathered in 180 folio volumes. These are divided into seven sections as follows: 1. The Book of Discipline. 2. The Book of the Transcendental Wisdom. 3. The Book of the Association of Buddhas. 4. The Book of “the Jeweled Peak,” (whatever that may mean). 5. The Book of Aphorisms. 6. The Book of the Doctrine of “Deliverance from Emancipation from Existence” (_sic_). 7. The Book of Mysticism. These all are said to contain the words of Buddha himself. Besides these is a work, called the Tanjur, or translation of doctrine, but has not the authority of the Kanjur. The art of printing from engraved wooden blocks has been long known to the Thibetans. This aided greatly in spreading the sacred books. There is no Buddhist monastery in Thibet which has not a copy of these works. Sometimes these are very costly; one was prepared about a quarter of a century ago, which cost $10,000. Four or five years ago a magnificent copy of Buddha’s works was being executed for a Mongol prince, in the Thibetan language. At that time 80 of the 180 volumes were completed. The printing was in letters of gold, and the volumes are bound in embroidered silk with silver clasps. CHAPTER XXXIII. CHINA--CONTINUED. And yonder by Nankin, behold! The Tower of Porcelain, strange and old, Uplifting to the astonished skies Its nine-fold painted balconies, With balustrades of twining leaves, And roofs of tile, beneath whose eaves Hang porcelain bells that all the time Ring with a soft, melodious chime; While the whole fabric is ablaze With varied tints, all fused in one Great mass of color, like a maze Of flowers illumined by the sun. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.