SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 142, NO. 2, PL. 3 



I. A t\pical haiiil calik- or "rope'' bridge at Kuanhsieii. Similar bridges are found 



at So-ch'iaii, W'en-ch'uan, Li-tan, W'ei-cbou, and Mou-cbow in western Szecluvan. 





J. 'i'be Lliiiiese town of Mu-p'ing, in tbe bigblands ol Sikang, lyim.-al ol tbousands 

 of Cbincse towns and villages before tbe streets were widened. Tbe iioiises and stores 

 bavc tile roofs. 



