THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS 

 OF KWEICHOW 



EMILY G. KEMP 



Kweichow is not only one of the most beautiful of 

 China's surpassingly beautiful provinces, but also one of the 

 most interesting from various points of view, ethnographical, 

 geological, botanical, etc. I am too ignorant of such subjects 

 to attempt anything beyond a careful description of things 

 seen and heard, accompanied by sketches which may help 

 to render the description more intelligible. Since my return 

 to England I have vainly sought for information at all the 

 learned centres with regard to geology, ethnography and its 

 cognate subjects, etc., but everywhere have been met by 

 the same reply to my questions — "we have never seen any- 

 thing like this before." Shortly before setting out on our 

 journey we had a last talk with the late Dr. Morrison, and 

 he congratulated us warmly on our decision to visit Kwei- 

 chow, and make it the special goal of our travels : he said 

 he considered it quite one of the most beautiful and interest- 

 ing provinces. 



Mountain Scenery. 



