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following villages are passed : Wang-mao-chuang (3 miles), Ning-huan- 
kou (4 miles), Yang-chia-pien (9 miles), Chang-chia-p’u (114 miles), 
T’u-p’o (13 miles), and Ta-érh-wan (15 miles). 
5. Pai-chia-lao (11 miles). General Direction: W. by S. 
The road ascends to the summit of the Miao Ho valley, and at 4 
miles descends through a pass to the valley of the Ma-lien Ho and 
descends the right bank past Chien-shui-p’u (7 miles) and Chia-chia- 
kou (8 miles) to Pai-chia-lao. 
6. Ho-shui Hsien (12 miles). General Direction: S.W. 
A good mule-road descends the right bank of the Ma-lien Ho 
through sparsely-cultivated country to Ho-shui Hsien, passing the 
following villages: Ch’én-chia-ho (1 mile), Chang-chia-lao (3 miles), 
Hao-hsii-p’u (6 miles), Shih-ch’iao (84 miles), Chiu-chan (10 miles), 
and Chiian-chia (11 miles). 
7. Ch’ing-yang Fu (18 miles). General Direction: W. 
The road continues to ascend the right bank of the Ma-lien Ho, 
passing Pai-chia-kou (2 miles) and Hsii-chia-ytian (5 miles) and at 
Yao-tzti-t’ou (10 miles) crosses a small ridge and descends to the 
Huan Ho at Méng-chia-ch’iao (13 miles). Thence it ascends the left 
bank of the Huan Ho past Kan-kuo-tien (14 miles) and Wu-li-p’u 
(17 miles) to Ch’ing-yang Fu, formerly a prosperous commercial town. 
There is a R.C. mission here. 
ITINERARY No. 5. 
Ch’ing-yang Fu to Ku-yiian Chou (vid Chén-yiian Hsien). 
Distance, 129 miles; 8 stages. General Directions: W. by S. 
good mule road with some steep gradients and in stage 2 a good 
cart-road. 
1. Pai-ma-p’u (144 miles). General Direction: S.W. 
Crossing from the town to the right bank of the Huan Ho, the 
road ascends the left bank of a small tributary, passing Ch’i-li-p’u at 
24 miles, and Shih-li-p’u at 4 miles. At 6 miles, the stream is left 
and the road ascends S.S.W. up a steep ridge passing Hsii-chia-yiian 
at ro miles. At 11 miles, at San-chia-tien, the road reaches the summit 
of a loess plateau and turning W., runs easily to Pai-ma-p’u, a poor 
village of 25 families. 
