LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING 

 PLATE PAGE 



The Author Frontispiece 



I. Yen-an Fu, looking up the Yen-shui . . 6 



II. Cave Dwelhngs near Yen-an Fu ... 14 



III. Idols in Temple Cave, near Yen-an Fu. . 30 



IV. Leopard {Felis fontanieri) shot by Dr. P. H. 



Atwood in Shansi . . . . .42 



Wild Boar {Sus sp.) shot by Dr. P. H. Atwood 



in Shansi. Weight, 330 lb 42 



V. Mr. and Mrs. A. de C. Sowerby with Bag of Wild 



Pigs, Bustards and Small Game . . 58 



Water-Mill in Winter 58 



VI. Hunting Party on Summit of High Peak, near 



Tai-yiian Fu 72 



Front View of North China Wild Pig, shot at 

 Sheng-yieh, near Tai-yiian Fu . . . 72 



VII. Crossing the Yellow River .... 88 



Yen-ch'uan Hsien, North Shensi ... 88 

 VIII. The Author and his Big Ram, photographed 



where it fell ...... 114 



IX. Mongol Women wearing Full Dress Headgear of 



Silver-Mounted Coral and Turquoise . .142 



Mongol Woman in Ordinary Headgear . . 142 



X. Procession leaving Prayer Hall, Lama Miao, 



Mongolia . . . . . . .154 



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