Here the river suddenly widened; on one bank one could see European houses and an English chapel, and on the other the Chinese custom-house, also of European architecture. High on a ridge stood an ancient pagoda. The pagoda he described was the internationally known mariners 'landmark Luoxing Pagoda in what is now the Mawei district of Fuzhou City.
這時候，河面驟然開朗，一岸可見歐式房舍與英國小教堂；另一面是中國海關，也是歐式建築，山巔上則矗立著頗經風霜的古老石塔﹘﹘他所形容的，就是國際知名的海上地標，馬尾羅星塔了。