FU-LIN 123. 
from which place their successors were to be sent on 
to me. 
June 28.—Made a start at 6 a. The road de- 
scended all the morning until Fu-lin was entered at 
noon. This is a curiously situated place, being built 
upon a low-lying plateau close to the Tung River. 
Several streams join it here, and between them are 
high barren ranges of hills, the plateau in its lowest 
parts bearing the most unmistakable signs of being 
frequently flooded, as it is covered with water-worn 
pebbles. 
Fu-lin is an important place, and does a con- 
siderable trade in wheat, barley, Indian corn, and 
millet. Flour of excellent quality is produced, and 
very fine pears are grown, suitable only for cooking 
purposes. Apples and peaches, bringalls and potatoes, 
are also sold here in large quantities. The town is very 
thickly populated and the inhabitants most inhospitable. 
I was unfortunately without my guard, and in con- 
sequence I was not even allowed to sit down and rest 
in the town at an inn, so there was nothing but to march 
through and have our midday halt and meal under a 
tree outside the boundary. It is a very hot place,. 
having high hills to the north. Arrived at Tang-chia- 
pa at 6 p.m. and tried to hire horses to carry us to 
Ta-tsien-lu, as the marching over such rough roads 
