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Route of a Journey from Ava to Pekin. 



[July, 



5th. 



6th. 



7th. 



8th. 



Slept at the city of Ngan-pyeng-hien, 



Slept at the city of Tsheng-tsein-hien, 



The walls are about 7.000 cu- 

 bits in circumference and 

 10 high, with 1 gateway 

 on each of the 4 sides. Ky- 

 eng-ta-16-y£ & Tshein-16- 

 y6 are the governors. 



The walls are 4,900 cubits 

 round and 10 high with 1 

 gateway on each of the 4 

 sides. Ts6-ta-16-y6 is the 

 governor. 



The walls are about 1,400 

 cubits round and 10 high, 

 with gateways on each of 

 the 4 sides. Myen-t4-16- 

 ye is the governor. 



The walls are about 10,500 



Slept at the city of Kue-chow, (Koei- 

 ngang ?) 

 cubits round and 15 high, with 4 gateways on the north face, 2 on the east, 1 on 

 the south, and 2 on the west. The officers here are Tsoun-t&-y£ng, a military officer 

 and 4 governors, Lan-t&-y£ng, Ts&n-ta-yeng, Lhy6-ta-l6-y6 and Tsan-ta-16-y6. 

 The Tsoun-tu of Yunan has jurisdiction in all civil, criminal, and revenue affairs, 

 in all places subject to both Kue-chow and Yunan cities ; but he has no power in 

 military affairs, which are superintended by the military officers Ti-tu and Ti-taik. 

 The officers of the Tsoun-tu only disburse the pay of the military. The mission 

 stopped at this city one day. 



10th. 



12th. 



13th. 

 14th, 



15th. 



16th. 



17th. 



Slept at the city of Lotin-U-hien, .... 



Slept at the city of Kue-tein-hien, 



Slept at the village of Lhyo-yan-tsdn, 

 Slept at the city of Yeng-pyeng-hien, 



Slept at the city of Kkan-pyeng-chow, 

 (Koang-ping ?) 



6 



Slept at the city of Tsi-pyeng-hien, . , 



Slept at the river's side in the city of 

 Ts€in-yuon-fu t (Tchin-yuen,).. .. 



The walls are about 600 

 cubits round and 10 high, 

 with 1 gateway on each of 

 the 4 sides. P4-ma-tsoun 

 is the governor. The mis- 

 sion stopped here a day as 

 the porters with the bag- 

 gage had not come up. 



The walls are about 3,500 

 cubits round and 8 high, 

 with one gateway on each 

 of the 4 sides. Tsauk-td- 

 16-y& is the governor. 



The walls are about 6,300 

 cubits round and 10 high, 

 with one gateway on each 

 of the 4 sides. Yan-ta-ld- 

 y£ is the governor. 



The walls are upwards of 

 4,900 cubits round and 5 

 high, with J gateway on 

 each of the 4 sides. Shyeng- 

 ta-16-ye 1 is the governor. 



The walls are about 5,600 cu- 

 bits round and 1 2 high , with 

 1 gateway on each of the 

 four sides. Tsan-ta-16-ye 1 

 is the governor. 



The walls are about 7,000 

 cubits round and 12 high, 

 with 1 gateway on each of 

 the 4 sides. Tsan-ta-16- 

 ye is the governor. The 

 mission stopped here 3 

 days preparing boats and 

 embarking in them. 



