By the 3rd century BC, the Chinese were building oceangoing merchant vessels up to 80 feet long and weighing up to 60 tons. According to the Shih Chi chronicle, in 219 BC, during the reign of Emperor Shih Huang, a fleet of ships, led by Captain Tzu Fu, left China for Fu Sang, a far-off land to the east, also known as the Isle of the Immortals. The purpose was to bring back the legendary ling chih mushrooms for the ailing emperor. (source davidpratt.info May 2009)
![[EGYPT 29513]<br /> 'Outer hypostyle hall of Hathor Temple at Dendera.'<br /> <br /> The columns in the outer hypostyle hall (or pronaos) of the Hathor Temple at Dendera are crowned by four-sided capitals carved with the face of the cow-eared goddess. The faces symbolize the four cardinal points of the universe and stress the universal character of the sky goddess Hathor, who was also called "Lady with the four Faces".<br /> The square structure that is placed on top of the actual face is a ... Ancient Egypt Art, Old Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Architecture](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/68/d8/1b/68d81b012ec26be638da8d2cdaae4e6b--visit-egypt-ancient-egypt.jpg)
