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then descent along winding ravine to Yi-ho- 
ch’éng. Good mule track. Several good inns 
at Yi-ho-ch’éng. 
Stace 9. Sui-té Chou (20 miles). General direction : 
West. N.W. 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-té 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-té Chou to 
Yen-an Fu, vide “Through Shen-Kan,” Appendix I (a), 
pp. 159-161. 
ITINERARY No. 2. 
Yen-an Fu to Yi-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. 
Stace 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). 
Stace 2. Hua-tzi-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. 
Stace 8. Ma-tzii-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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