Tartary and Amarapura^ by an Amhamidor to China. 55 
•50 miles from Yongchang. In this journey, the most remark- 
able thing is, that on the way, the embassy passed the Salusen 
river. The officer says, that this the Chinese call Loukiang, 
and that it falls into the sea at Mouttama or Martaban ; but is 
not near so large as the Era wadi. The river Laukiang in fact 
is laid down by D’Anville between Yongchang and Tengye- 
chew. The ambassador’s map does not mention the Msekhaun 
riv^r, as it dwells only on a few particulars ; but the officer of 
the ambassador says, that the Chinese call this great river the 
Kioulong, and that it is of a much longer course than the Sa- 
luaen, running round its sources, as he expressed it. Now, in 
some respects, this agrees with D’Anville’s map, the Kioulong- 
kiang or Msekhaun being in the route between Yunnan and 
Yongchang, while the Loukiang or Salua?n is between Wunz- 
hsen or Yongchang, and Momiin or Tengyechew ; but then the 
Loukiang is made to spring up in Thibet, as far as the Kiou- 
long. I have already mentioned the manner in wffiich the latter 
river is passed ; the great mass of water, with the impetuosity of 
its current, and roughness of its channel, preventing the use of 
either a ferry or bridge. 
From Momiin or Tengyechew the embassy proceeded three 
days to a city called Mainti, which the officer says is called 
Nantgentssen by the Chinese, and they had on their right the 
small river called by the Mranmas Panmo Khiaun, and by the 
Chinese Singgai Aho, a name not mentioned in our maps, al- 
though it is evidently the river delineated as passing Santa in 
D’Anville. The officer indeed says, that Tengye is on the 
bank of this river, while Santa, called Mola Zanda by the 
Mranmas, is 2 dain or miles beyond it, and of course out of 
the usual route. ' 
With the same river on the right, the embassy came from 
Mainti to a city by the Mranmas called Mourin, but by the 
Chinese Launsoen. This is the last town in China, and it must 
be observed, that in the large map of Yunnan, published with 
Duhalde, the frontier places towards Ava are called Koen, evi- 
dently the same word with the Kaen of the Mranmas, signify- 
ing a custom-house. The four Chinese already mentioned 
were five days in coming from Tienniotheou or Mainti to the 
last village in Yunnan, which they do not name, but say that it 
