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then descent along winding ravine to Yi-ho- 

 ch'eng. Good mule track. Several good inns 

 at Yi-ho-ch'eng. 

 Stage 9. Sui-te Chou (20 miles). General direction : 

 West. N.VV. up deep loess ravine, over loess 

 pass and S.W. down second ravine to valley 

 of Wu-ting-Ho, up course of which 8 miles 

 to Sui-te Chou, situated on the right bank. 

 Good mule track. Good inns in south suburb. 

 Latitude (South Gate) 37° 29' 51" N., Longi- 

 tude 110° 13' 49" E. Altitude 2,300 ft. 

 For Itinerary of the journey from Sui-te Chou to 



Yen-an Fu, vide " Through Shen-Kan," Appendix I (a), 



pp. 159-161. 



ITINERARY No. 2. 



Yen-an Fu to Yii-lin Fu (via Ching-pien Hsien). 



Distance, 211 miles ; 10 stages. 

 Mule track all the way, though big wheeled carts could 

 be used in the Ordos. 



Stage 1. Chou-tung (20 miles). General direction : 

 N.W. Good mule track following valley all 

 the way. Pass An-sai Hsien (15 miles), 

 where there are inns. Cross river once or twice 

 without difficulty. Good inn at Chou-tung (a 

 small village). 



Stage 2. Hua-tzu-p'ing (23 miles). General direc- 

 tion : N.W. Road same as stage 1 ; passing 

 a few small villages. Cross river several times. 

 Good inn at Hua-tzii-p'ing. 



Stage 3. Ma-tzu-wan (30 miles). General direction : 

 N.W. This journey is made arduous by numer- 

 ous fordings of the river, 68 in number, but not 



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