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ing down a deep and stony ravine to K’o-lan 
Chou. Good inns. 
“Stace 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. 
Stace 5. Ch’én-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’éng-ch’eh. 
Stace 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. 
Stace 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. 
StracE 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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