SPORT AND SCIENCE 



probably excessive. All the commerce and trade 

 is centred in the Chinese quarter. The principal 

 items of commerce are wool, skins, hides, cereals 

 and livestock, besides numerous articles required 

 by the Mongols, which thc}^ cannot make them- 

 selves. A great portion of the trade between 

 the New Dominion (Chinese Turkestan) and the 

 coast passes through K'uei-hua-ch'eng, as trans- 

 port by camels along the desert route is very much 

 cheaper than by carts or mules along the high 

 road through Shensi and Kansu, via Si-an Fu and 

 Lan-chou Fu. The camel caravan route keeps 

 north of the Yellow River, and owes its cheapness 

 to the fact that the camels can fend for themselves, 

 not requiring to be fed. Its chief drawback is 

 the length of time required, seventy days being 

 the number usually given in road contracts. 



There are some interesting temples at K'uei- 

 hua-ch'eng, harbouring large numbers of Lamas. 

 Both the Protestant and Catholic Missions have 

 opened stations here, while there are postal and 

 telegraphic communications with the coast. 



Both K'uei-hua-ch'eng and Sui-yiian-ch'eng have 

 the rank of T'ing. 



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