The tiles of the emperor's palace in Peking shone "like gold" under the sun. The Bao En Temple in Nanking was particularly impressive, being constructed from a number of attractive buildings in the center of which was a porcelain pagoda of nine storeys, roofed with yellow and red tiles with hints of green. At its eaves were bells which rang continuously in the breeze.
北京皇城的琉璃瓦在陽光下「閃爍如金」；南京報恩寺「由幾座漂亮的房舍組成，… … 中央有座瓷塔…… 塔高九層，所上的釉在黃色和紅色中透著綠色，…… 塔簷的簷角都掛著銅鈴，隨風飄動，鈴聲不斷……」