THE HOLM NESTORIAN EXPEDITION.
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feet high, its weight being two tons. The difficulties in connection with the transport of the original or a replica were consequently appalling, as it would be necessary to transport the stone on a specially constructed cart over 350 miles to the nearest railway station, Chengchow." …
YÜ SHOW, THE CHINESE HIGH PRIEST.
Seated where the Nestorian stone had stood before its removal.
Photograph by Holm.
I may shortly mention that I did everything in my power to obtain the original by applying to the local authorities in an indirect manner etc.; but although the Chinese do not care more to-day for the stone than for any ordinary brick, they at once got
