passing Kuan-chih-hsiang (5 miles), Han-chia (6 miles), and Wuc-li- 
ch’iao (g miles). Ch’ing-chia-yi is a small village in bad repair, but 
contains numerous inns. 
Stage 3. Kao-chuang (13 miles). General Direction: W. 
A rough mule-track, much cut up in places, ascends to the head 
of the valley, passing Pai-chia-chi at 2 miles, and reaching the summit 
at the village of Ta-shan-ch’uan at 4 miles. Traversing a pass in the 
mountain-range, the road descends into a narrow valley, flanked by 
loess hills, and skirts the stream, which it crosses and re-crosses several 
times. T’ai-p’ing-chén is passed at 7 miles, T’ai-p’ing-tien at 8 miles, 
and Man-yang-chuang at g miles. Kao-chuang is a fair-sized walled 
village. 
Stage 4. Hui-ning Hsien (13 miles). General Direction: W. 
The road continues to descend the valley, which now opens out, 
and passing Wu-li-p’u (3 miles), Chang-ts’un-p’u (5 miles), San-li-p’u 
(6 miles), and Wén-chia-chuang (7 miles), reaches Hui-ning Hsien, a 
busy town on the right bank of the Lan Ho, with one long main street 
containing many shops. There is a Postal Agency here (Hweining). 
Stage 5. Hsi-kung-yi (154 miles). General Direction: W. by S. 
A fair cart-road, but rough in places. Descending the valley of 
the Lan Ho ina N.W. direction, the road at 24 miles crosses to the 
left bank and passes Yang-chia-ts’ai (3 miles), Chang-chia-ho (4 miles), 
and Tung-érh (5 miles). At Chi-érh-ts’ai (6 miles) the road reaches 
the junction of the Lan Ho with a tributary stream, and, skirting a 
small fort, turns S.W. up the valley of the tributary and skirts the left 
bank of the stream, which is bounded by high loess cliffs. The road 
passes Ts’ao-chia-p’u (7 miles), Ts’ao-chia-ho-p’ang (9 miles), Hsia- 
chia-ying (11 miles), and Liang-chia-hua (14 miles), and reaches 
Hsi-kung-yi, a village of about 70 families, surrounded by a ruined wall. 
Stage 6. An-ting Hsien (14 miles). General Direction: W.S.W. 
A good mule-road ascends the valley, passing Ma-chia (2 miles), and 
thence begins to ascend the loess slopes of the Ching-liang Shan, 
passing Shan-t’ou-shang at 4 miles and Ching-liang-shan at g miles. 
The summit of the pass is reached at Ssti-fang-p’u (11 miles), and the 
road then winds easily down the hillside, passing Ch’én-chia-chuang 
(114 miles) and Chia-ho-kou (15 miles). An-ting Hsien is a busy town 
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