APPENDIX I. (a). 
ITINERARIES. 
DISTANCE 
No. FROM To IN REMARKS. 
MILES 
I | T’ai-yiian Fu -| Yii-lin Fu - -| 220 via Lin Hsien. 
2 | Yi-lin Fu - -| Yen-an Fu -| 176 via Sui-té Chou. 
3 | Yen-an Fu -| Fu Chou - - 48 via Kan-ch’iian Hsien. 
4 | FuChou - -| Ch’ing-yang Fu-| 112 via Ho-shui Hsien. 
5 | Ch’ing-yang Fu-| Ku-yiian Chou -| 129 via Chén-yiian Hsien. 
6 | Ku-yiian Chou -| Ching-ning Chou 58 via the Hai-tzti Pass. 
7 | Ching-ning Chou} Lan-chou Fu -| 154 via Hui-ning Hsien 
and An-ting Hsien. 
ITINERARY No. tr. 
T’ai-yiian Fu to Yii-lin Fu (via Lin Hsien). 
Distance 220 miles ; 17 stages. 
Communication between rail-head at T’ai-yiian Fu and Yii-lin Fu, 
on the northern borders of Shensi. 
Generally speaking, the road is a fair mule track, with some steep 
gradients and for the most part stony. The Yellow River is crossed by ferry 
in Stage 13. 
From T’ai-yiian there is telegraphic communication with Peking via the 
Railway and S. to T’ung-kuan Hsien (Shensi). There is also a Head Post 
Office (Taiyiianfu).* 
* The place-name in brackets is the spelling adopted by the Postal Service and does not agree with the ‘‘Wade” 
system. To ensure delivery of letters and telegrams, the postal system of spelling should always be carefully followed, in 
addressing all communications. 
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