APPENDIX 



North. On leaving T'ien-ch'eng-ts'uen the road 

 bends to the north-west up a gradual ascent 

 to a pass in a bluff on the edge of the T'ai Hai 

 basin, then descends to Pa-ti-hsiah (inns) (5 

 miles), subsequently turning northward, skirting 

 the eastern shore of the lake. It passes Ma-liu- 

 t'ung (inns) (6 miles), Sha-tai-kou (6 miles), 

 when it enters mountain valley and reaches 

 Su-chi, which place is composed of one large 

 inn. 



Stage 5. Sui-mo-chien (25 miles). General direc- 

 tion : W.N.W. The road turns westward up 

 a side valley and crosses a steep pass (6 miles), 

 descends into another valley passing Hao- 

 ch'ien-shan (4 miles), and Wu-li-pa (2 miles ; 

 several inns). It then crosses another low pass 

 and descends valley to Sui-mo-chien, passing 

 Ta-la-pu-la (2 miles, pop. 1,000 ; several inns), 

 Hung-sha-pa (3 miles), Ta-yu-ssii (3 miles, pop. 

 500 ; several inns). 



Stage 6. Mei-te-erh (18 miles). General direction : 

 W.N.W. Road follows down valley and is 

 easy going. It passes Ming-k'ou-men (3 miles), 

 Lang-tiao-tze (1| miles), Ku-li-shih (1| miles), 

 Ku-chia-wan-tzii (3 miles), Shih-jen-wan (3 

 miles ; good inn). Mei-te-erh is just outside the 

 mouth of the valley. 



Stage 7. K'uei-hua-ch'eng (20 miles). General direc- 

 tion : W.N.W. The road crosses the plain 

 and is easy going. It passes Wu-lu (5 miles), 

 Pa-tzu (4 miles), Tao-ho-lung (2 miles), Chia- 

 hsiang-yin-tzu (3 miles) and Tai-sung (3 miles). 

 K'uei-hua-ch'eng : pop. 50,000 ; good inns. 

 Important commercial centre. 



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