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Stage 2. K'ai-shi (27 miles). General direction : 

 S.W. Road good all the way. Pass important 

 town of Chiao-ch'eng Hsien (20 miles), where 

 there are inns. Inns at K'ai-shi very bad. 



Stage 3. Fen-chou Fu (24 miles). General direction : 

 S.W. Pass important town of Wen-sui Hsien 

 (10 miles). Good inns at Fen-chou Fu. Lati- 

 tude (East Gate) 37° 15' 42" N., Longitude 

 111° 48' 2". Altitude 2,600 ft. 



Stage 4. Wu-ch'eng (24 miles). General direction : 

 West. Travel up loess valley and crossing a 

 pass descend into limestone canyon at Hsiang- 

 yang (10 miles). Follow up canyon and cross 

 high pass descending rough stony valley to 

 Wu-ch'eng. Several inns at Wu-ch'eng. 



Stage 5. Yung-ning Chou (15 miles). General direc- 

 tion : West. Follow river valley along a 

 good road. Good inns at Yung-ning Chou. 



Stage 6. Liu-lin-chen (15 miles). General direction : 

 S.W. Road follows down valley, first south 

 5 miles and then west. Good inns at Liu-lin- 

 chen, which is a prosperous place. 



Stage 7. K'ang-chia-t'a (20 miles). General direc- 

 tion : N.W. Continuing down the valley for 

 about 8 miles the road hugs the side, finally 

 turning abruptly up a side ravine. A very 

 steep ascent to high loess pass, and winding 

 descent to bed of Yellow River. This is crossed 

 by ferry. Road follows along the right bank 

 in a westerly direction for 5 miles to K'ang- 

 chia-t'a, where there is a good inn. 



Stage 8. Yi-ho-ch'eng (20 miles). General direction : 

 N.W. A stiff climb on leaving K'ang-chia-t'a, 

 followed by some miles over loess tops, and 



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