APPENDIX 
North. On leaving T’ien-ch’éng-ts’uen the road 
bends to the north-west up a gradual ascent 
to a pass in a bluff on the edge of the T’ai Hai 
basin, then descends to Pa-ti-hsiah (inns) (5 
miles), subsequently turning northward, skirting 
the eastern shore of the lake. It passes Ma-liu- 
t’ung (inns) (6 miles), Sha-tai-kou (6 miles), 
when it enters mountain valley and reaches 
Su-chi, which place is composed of one large 
inn. 
Stace 5. Sui-mo-chien (25 miles). General direc- 
tion: W.N.W. The road turns westward up 
a side valley and crosses a steep pass (6 miles), 
descends into another valley passing Hao- 
ch’ien-shan (4 miles), and Wu-li-pa (2 miles ; 
several inns). It then crosses another low pass 
and descends valley to Sui-mo-chien, passing 
Ta-la-pu-la (2 miles, pop. 1,000; several inns), 
Hung-sha-pa (8 miles), Ta-yu-ssii (3 miles, pop. 
500; several inns). 
Stace 6. Mei-té-erh (18 miles). General direction : 
W.N.W. Road follows down valley and is 
easy going. It passes Ming-k’ou-mén (3 miles), 
Lang-tiao-tze (14 miles), Ku-li-shih (14 miles), 
Ku-chia-wan-tzii (3 miles), Shih-jén-wan (38 
miles; good inn). Mei-té-erh is just outside the 
mouth of the valley. 
Stace 7. K’uei-hua-ch’éng (20 miles). General direc- 
tion: W.N.W. The road crosses the plain 
and is easy going. It passes Wu-lu (5 miles), 
Pa-tzii (4 miles), Tao-ho-lung (2 miles), Chia- 
hsiang-yin-tzti (8 miles) and Tai-sung (3 miles). 
K’uei-hua-ch’éng: pop. 50,000; good inns. 
Important commercial centre. 
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