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course it finally reaches T'ien-ch'eng-ts'uen, 

 passing Ma-wang-miao (5 miles). Good inns. 



SOUTHERN ROUTE. 



Stage 4. Hsiang-huo-ti (21 miles). General direc- 

 tion : West. Leaving T'ien-ch'eng-ts'uen the 

 road takes a westerly course for 5 miles, when 

 it reaches the T'ai Hai plain at Fang-huo-cheng. 

 It then crosses plain, keeping south of the lake, 

 and reaches Hsiang-hua-ti, a catholic village 

 with a church and mission buildings. Poor 

 inns. 



Stage 5. Yang-p'o-yao-tzii (24 miles). General direc- 

 tion : West. Road goes westward, and, crossing 

 a low pass into valley, reaches Ning-yuan-ting, 

 passing several small villages on the way. Next 

 it follows up a stony valley at whose head a 

 steep pass is crossed. Descent down through 

 stony valley, which gets very narrow and 

 rough near Yang-p'o-yao-tzii. Two good inns. 



Stage 6. K'uei-hua-ch'eng (32 miles). General direc- 

 tion : N.W. This is a long stage, and if neces- 

 sary can be divided into two, a halt being 

 made at Yang-ke-pa-er (8 miles from K'uei-hua- 

 ch'eng). The first 6 miles down stony valley, 

 at whose mouth Hsi-k'ou-men is situated. Sub- 

 sequently the road crosses the plain, the first 

 5 miles to Sha-pu-na (or Nor) being very sandy 

 is hard going. Other villages from here on 

 are He-t'an-wan (1| miles), Pi-chien-fang (1| 

 miles), Yang-ke-pa-er (3 miles), Ta-pu-na (or 

 Nor) (5 miles), and Ta-he-he (5 miles). 



NORTHERN ROUTE. 



Stage 4. Su-chi (20 miles). General direction 



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