Some Chinese Ghosts

by Lafcadio Hearn

Book Overview

The water-clock marks the hour in the Ta-chung sz', -in the Tower of the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the metal monster, -the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts from the sacred Fa-hwa-King, from the chapters of the holy Ling-yen-King Hear the great bell responding -how mighty her voice, though tongueless -KO-NGAI All the little dragons on the high-tilted eaves of the green roofs shiver to the tips of their gilded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151879274X
• ISBN13: 9781518792748
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"