following villages are passed : Wang-mao-chuang (3 miles), Ning-huan- 

 kou (4 miles), Yang-chia-pien (9 miles), Chang-chia-p'u (iij ipiles), 

 T'u-p'o (13J miles), and Ta-6rh-wan (15 miles). 

 Stages. Pai-chia-lao (II 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. 



Stage 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'6n-chia-ho (i mile), Chang-chia-lao (3 miles), 

 Hao-hsii-p'u (6 miles), Shih-ch'iao (8f miles), Chiu-chan (10 miles), 

 and Chiian-chia (11 miles). 



Stage 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-yiian (5 miles) and at 

 Yao-tzu-t'ou (10 miles) crosses a small ridge and descends to the 

 Huan Ho at M6ng-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-yuan Chou (via Chen-yuan Hsien). 



Distance, 129 miles; 8 stages. General Directions: W. by S. 



A good mule road with some steep gradients and in stage 2 a good 



cart-road. 



Stage I. Pai-ma-p'u (14J 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 

 2i 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 10 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. 



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