Huai-ting Ho, a tributary of the Wu-ting Ho, which it joins about 5 
miles below Sui-té. The road now bends W.S.W., and ascends the 
Huai-ting valley through a narrow gorge to T’ien-chuang (population 
150). 
Stage 8. Mu-chia-ho (12 miles). General Direction: S. 
The road which is generally in good condition, ascends the fertile 
Huai-ting Ho valley, passing the following villages :—Ssii-chia (34 miles), 
Kang-chia-wan (5 miles), Wang-chia-p’u (6 miles), P’ing-tzti-ko (8 miles), 
and Shih-ts’ui-yi (11 miles). Mu-chia-ho is situated 2 miles below the 
crest of the Huai-ting valley. 
Stage g. Ch’ing-chien Hsien (15 miles). General Direction: S. 
The road, which is generally good, ascends steeply for 600 feet to 
the head of the Huai-ting valley at 2 miles, and, crossing the Kuan-t’i 
Pass, descends steeply to Lao-to-p’u (4 miles). Thence the road 
descends with occasional steep gradients to Ch’ing-chien Hsien, passing 
through Ts’ai-tzti-wan (63 miles), Chou-chia (93 miles), and Shih-li-p’u 
(113 miles). Ch’ing-chien is a dirty, dilapidated town, with little 
commercial activity. 
Stage 10. Yen-ch’uan Hsien (14} miles). General Direction: S. by E. 
An excellent road, fit for wheeled traffic, descending the Hsien Ho. 
Just below Ch’ing-chien, the road crosses to the right bank of the river. 
The following villages are passed :—Erh-shih-li-p’u (5 miles), Ying-tieh 
(8 miles), and Ho-chia-wan (12 miles). 
Stage 11. T’ou-chia (17 miles). General Direction: W.S.W. 
The road ascends a tributary of the Hsien Ho and is in good 
condition, though stony in places. The following villages are passed :— 
Hsing-shan-ku (2 miles), Ma-chia-tien (4 miles), Ma-chia-k’ou (6 miles), 
Wéen-an-yii (10 miles), and Ju-tsui (12 miles). 
Stage 12. Yao-tien (15 miles). General Direction: S.W. 
Ascending with some steep gradients to the head of the valley, the 
road crosses the T’ien-mén Pass at 4} miles, and descends thence 
steeply to the Yén Shui valley, passing Lao-chia-wan at 7 miles, and 
reaching the Yén Shui at Kan-ku-yii (11 miles). Thence a good cart- 
road ascends the left bank of the river to Yao-tien. 
Stage 13. Yen-an Fu (15 miles). General Direction: S.W. 
An excellent cart-road skirts the left bank of the Yen Shui, passing 
through Ssti-shih-li-p’u (14 miles), Kuai-mao-shang (4 miles), Nai-li-chia 
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