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ing down a deep and stony ravine to K'o-lan 

 Chou. Good inns. 



Stage 4. Wu-tsai Hsien (24 miles). General direc- 

 tion : N.E. Cart road ascends dry stream 

 bed to its source. A low ridge is crossed, and 

 the road enters Wu-tsai plain. Road rather 

 stony. Good inns at Wu-tsai. 



Stage 5. Ch'cn-ch'eh Hsien (24 miles). General direc- 

 tion : N.E. Road less stony ; good for carts. 

 Very low ridge is crossed not far from Wu-tsai. 

 Inn accommodation poor at Ch'eng-ch'eh. 



Stage 6. Ning-wu Fu (10 miles). General direction : 

 S.E. The road, a mere mule track, leads over 

 a high ridge. Both ascent and descent are very 

 steep. Good inns at Ning-wu Fu. 



ITINERARY No. 5. 



Ning-wu Fu to T'ai-yuan Fu (via Hsin Chou). 

 Distance, 101 miles : 4 stages. 



An easy journey. The last three stages are good 

 for cart traffic, though rather bad in very wet weather. 



Stage 1. Tai-niu-tien (27 miles). General direction : 

 S.E. Road, a mule track, follows up canyon, 

 crossing pass at top. Then descent is made 

 into a long valley, which narrows down into a 

 deep gorge just before it comes out on to the 

 Hsin Chou plain. No inn at Tai-niu-tien. 



Stage 2. Hsin Chou (35 miles). General direction : 

 S.S.E. This is not the usual stage, but it can 

 be made in summer by making an early start. 

 Several small villages passed. The whole jour- 

 ney is along a cart road over the plain. 



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