172 YA-CHOW 



I stayed the niglit. The priests differ as to the number 

 of temples on the mountain, some saying there are sixty- 

 four and others seventy-seven. They all agreed in giv- 

 ing the number of priests as 1,000, all, of course, being 

 strict Buddhists. No life is permitted to be taken on the 

 mountain, and before I left my collectors I saw the head 

 priest at Wan-nien-tze, having previously seen the chief 

 at the summit, and made them presents, also giving a 

 subscription to keep the road in repair, getting in return 

 permission for the collection of insects, and promising 

 further presents on my return. 



I arrived at Kia-kiang on April 15, and found my 

 coolies waiting for me. I put up at an inn, which was 

 very dirty and uncomfortable, but had myself to blame, 

 for there was a much better one in the village. 



Making an early start the next morning, I passed 

 through a country well wooded, in the valley of the Ya. 

 Much of the land is cultivated, fruit, Indian corn, 

 and poppies being grown. The wax-producing tree is 

 common here. I reached the village of Tsi-ko-ki in 

 the evening, having travelled eighty li, and on April 17 

 much the same description of country was traversed. 



On April 18 I arrived at Ya-chow at 12.30, and 

 stayed only long enough to allow the head coolies to 

 get their silver changed into cash. The coolies in their 

 charge are paid at certain intervals, and there is no silver 



