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A fine stone archway, some 20ft. long completely blocks up the narrow defile through which the road ascends to the frontier village of Shen Ching Kwan,

Some ten miles south of Peh Shui les which is perched on a mountain top, and the immense plain of Ku Taing. It is a the frontier is crossed at midday. This long level plain stretching north and line of demarcation is shown by a large south, about the same size and similar in wooden per fang, with four stono lions, many respects to the Mengtze Plain, The scales of the two lions facing Yunnan being some 15 miles long and 0 miles are supposed to designate its windy wide; differing only in the fact that it is reputation, whilst the two facing Kwei much more fertile, and a larger area is chow denote its wet and rainy climate. under cultivation: also, there is not such The road then descends into a broad i largo area under water as in the valley, and some five miles further on, Mengtse Plain. Every available mow of built on a hill slope, lies the district city land is undor cultivation, and at this of Ping-I, the first town over the Yunnan time of the year the lower levels are

|_ Owing to marching all day through the wheat. The lakes dotted here and there snow with a brilliant sun-shining over- were teeming with duck and teal, and all

frontier of beyovered with hundreds of acres of

A step climb of some further 3,000ft. presents & most magnificent - panoramio view of wild rugged, mountain scenery. Here one gets a glimpse of the Lang Wan Shan, the highest mountain in the province. A whole day is occupied in

vince this range, Crossing this range, at the bottom of which, at the end of the day, one gets a glimpse of a streak of water winding through a circular, well-cultivated plam covered with sugar cane. At the western end, where this subterranean river comes out of the mountains, lies the open sugar market town of Ma Kou Ho. Here the river broadens out considerably. There is no doubt but that at one time this plain, which is some five miles in extent, perous and object to being towed across Lau Ylog Ngon, which occupies a whole head, on the following morning all the along the road leading up to the city formed an immensa lake, as the numerous the water. Through miles of grassy day-the summit being reached about coolies and mafoos were found to be one passes hundreds of moles carrying suffering from a form of snow blindness, salt and cotton yarn to Chao Tung, some fossile found on ita pebbly strand tends uplands, with parallel ranges of moun p.lu,, when the inn stage of Kwan Tze which manifested itself by a swelling of 11 days to the north from the canital. to testify. This river, after leaving the tains towering in the distance, brings one Yao is reached. This mountain takes two the eyelids and pain at the back of the Ku Tsing Fu lies some ten miles off the plain winds through strep limestone to another inn stage-Hwa Kung. There days to ascend and descend, and from the eyes. This caused endless trouble, and main road at the south western extremity. summit one obtains & splendid view of some of the coolies were quite unable to of the plain, which took us some five gorges for a distance of some three miles is another open market here, and scores

proceed. This malady lasted until the hours to traverse. This region is the peripatetic pedlars had their wares the Lang Wan Shon towering in the snow melted some three days later, centre of a large vhent

district and then disappears again, becoming of

capital subterranean once more. It would be displayed for sale in the roadway, whilst distance, some 60 miles (three days After leaving Ping I Hsien, another which supplies the provincial

day's journey brings ono to broad valleys, Travelling for another three days very interesting to follow its course, as the natives the poorest type of Mian and journey) away. We had some difficulty grassy uplands and rolling pine clad through a beautifully wooded region of there is no doubt but that it joins the Semi Miao as yet encountered were in obtaining a place to sleep here, and hills. The soil, which is very fertile, is pine clad hills and slopes, one strikes the main branch of the Sikiang, which passes engaged in bartering their white and red in the end had to turn in with the of a dark reddish loam, and mad-bricked thickly populated Yanglin Plain, three houses with tiled roofs give place to the fourths of which is covered by an immense through that immense batran region in mountain rice, practically the only mules and chickens.

grass thatched huts of Kweichow, A shallow lake, teeming with thousands the north of Kwangsi.

products of a reddish-brown soif. There

great difference is noticeable between the wild duck of almost every species. In an are no stone houses in this region, the

Three miles west of Kwan Tzs Yao is natives of the two provinces those of hour or so one can bag as many duck natives living in tumble down grass other very rich coal district, and after and although not so poor have a much only one day's journey to Yu

Tunnan being more sturdy better clad as one can carry From Yonglin it is market for the sugar-cane arul sugar thatched huts, most of which had the another stiff ascent one arrives at the more cheerful bearing. The dwellings Leaving Yanglin at 6 am. I was able to which is grown in the surrounding plain, roofs blown off by a recent hurricane.

half-way stage of Yang Sung Wild are solid, low, mud bricked two-storied cover the thirty remaining miles in ten houses, and are built so low made of some 18 days being occupied in the over-

the houra, arriving in the capital at 5 p.m., A FINE GRAZING REGION

barren undulations give place to broad height of the ceilings, which are This product is carried to the capital and

These grassy uplands are capable o Lhe neighbouring cities, being the only

of fertile valleys, another twenty miles rough pine the scent of which one smella laud journey between the two capitals.

for days in this region are barely five district where sugar cane can be grown supporting thousands of sheep, but the westward brings one to the mountain test Kigh, and the whole building is not with any degree of success. The town is people are indolent and mostly indulge in village of Liung Tai Hai. We arrived at more than 15ft in height, with wide hidden by cactus, and just outside in the pipe dreams all day long, opium being this place in a blinding snowstorm which tyled eaves in the front. There are no windows at the side or back, 1 the open air & most heteroger, pus browd of still cheap and easily obtainable in this continued all might, and in the morning windows at around are burning in a Mine were engaged in selling and region, where the farmers have large we found a white mantle over everything, hole in the ground, on low stools made bartering their wares. About a mile quantities stored away. Chair cooles thero being some eight inches of snow of plaited straw and smoke in silenco from long bamboo pipea Rough wooden above Mau Kou Ho one crosses the river, spend fifty cash a day on opium, and at covering the ground. It was only with benches, covered with straw mattresses, which is about half a mile wide at this the end of the day very often disappear great difficulty and promises of cumshow over which is spread a piece of bamboo point, by a ferry. The mule packs are altogether, and the Fa-fot has to chase that we at last prevailed upon the mafoos matting, with one padded cotton cover- taken off and placed in large boats, the around for others. A climb of some

and coplies to set out. At nine o'clocking, forming the rude beds. The only other piece of furniture ic the room is mules themselves getting into a large boat 3,000ft, through a blackened mountain however, the sky cleared, the sun came a square table some eighteen inches high, region brings one at midday to the out, a start was made, one of the foos all forming the bare necessities of these made especially for the purpose, An

rough soil stained dwellers in thego 10 or 20 is occupied at this ferry, as bark market of Pai She. This mountain going ahead of the

mountain uplandi. A very noticeable the malos generally prove very obstre village is reached after the ascent of the almost impossible

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