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Stace 8. -Huang-t’u-tsai (24 miles), General direction : 
South. After traversing plain for three miles 
(cross muddy river bed), an ascent is made 
and a low pass crossed. Subsequently road 
follows through Loess country sunken roads) 
to Huang-t’u-tsai. Heavy cart traffic and many 
inns along the road, 
Stace 4, T’ai-yuan Fu(15 miles), General direction: 
S. The cart road continues down the dry 
stream bed, finally reaching the T’ai-yuan Fu 
plain. Road good except in rainy season. 
ITINERARY No. 6. 
T’ai-yuan Fu to Ning-wu Fu (via Tsing-lo Hsien). 
Distance, 106 miles; 6 stages. 
Stace 1. Pei-pan (12 miles). General direction : 
N.W. Cart road lies over the plain to this 
village. Good all the year except in the rainy 
season. Two or three inns at this village. 
Stace 2. Pei-hsiao-tein-tzii (20 miles). General direc- 
tion: N.W. Road follows up stony river 
bed to Kuan-k’ou (8 miles), then enters deep 
gorge in mountain. There is a path up side 
and along the top of the gorge. This is easier 
going than the gorge bottom. 10 miles further 
to Ling-ching, the mid-day halt. Still continue 
up gorge, now more open, to Pei-hsiao-tien. 
Good inns. 
Stace 8. Tsing-lo Hsien (27 miles). General direc- 
tion: N.W. Shortly after leaving Pei-hsiao- 
tein two high passes must be crossed. The 
road then descends down stony river bed to 
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