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From Peking to Mandalay

APPENDIX B: ITINERARY

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Date.Name of Place.Remarks.

Jan. 6-9, 1906Weihaiwei to Peking (威海衛:北京)By steamer and train.

" 13-16Peking to Hankow (漢口)By train.

" 19-30Hankow to Ichang (宜昌)By steamer.

Feb. 2-12Ichang to Wan-hsien (萬縣)About 200 miles in "Red-boat."

" 13Fu-tzŭ-p'u (福自鋪)Village.

Fên Shui (分水)Large village; good inn.

" 14Shang Ku Ling (晌鼓嶺)Village.

Liang-shan (梁山縣)District city.

" 15Sha Ho P'u (沙河鋪)Village.

Lao Yin Ch'ang (老音塲)Village.

Yüan Pa I (元壩驛)Village.

" 16Huang Ni Pien (黃泥邊)Village.

Ta Chu (大竹)District city; good inn.

" 17Chüan Tung Mên (卷東門)Large village.

Li Tu (李渡)Small town on Ch'ü River.

" 18Crossed Ch'ü River (渠河)Ferry.

Wu Chia Ch'ang (吳家塲)Busy unwalled town.

Ch'ing Shih Chêng (青石正)Large village.

" 19Lo Chia Ch'ang (羅家塲)Village.

T'iao Têng Ch'ang (跳登塲)Village; bad inn.

" 20Lao Chün Ch'iao (老君橋))Village.

Shun-ch'ing-fu (順慶府)Prefectural city on Chia-ling River. Good inn named the Shang Shêng Tien (上陞店).

" 21Wu Lung Ch'ang (五龍塲)Village.

P'êng-hsi-hsien (蓬溪縣)District city.

" 22Kuan Shêng Tien (雚聖殿)Village.

T'ai Ho Chên (太河鎮)Small town on right bank of Fou Chiang. Many pottery factories and shrimp-shops. River navigable for narrow boats.

" 23Kao Fên Tsui (高墳嘴)Village; good inn.

Kuan Yin Ch'iao (觀音橋)Bridge and village.

" 24Lu Pan Ch'iao (魯板橋)Village.

Ta Sang Tun (大磉墩)Village.

" 25Hsing Lung Ch'ang (興隆塲)Large village.

Chao Chia Tu (趙家渡)Small town.

" 26Yao Chia Tu (姚家渡)Village.

Ch'êng-tu-fu (成都府)Capital of Ssuch'uan. Elevation, 1,500 feet above sea-level.

Mar. 1-4 Ch'êng-tu to Chia-ting-fu (嘉定府)By boat. Chia-ting is a small prefectural city at junction of Min, Ya and Ta Tu Rivers. Elevation, 1,100 feet.

" 6Chia-ting to Omei-hsien (峨眉縣)Omei-hsien is a small district city at the foot of Mount Omei, 1,500 feet.

" 7-10Mount Omei (峨眉山)11,000 feet.

" 11Omei-hsien to Chia-chiang (夾江)Small town on Ya River.

" 12Hung-Ya-hsien (洪雅縣)District city.

Chih-kuo-chên (止戈鎮)Small village; bad inn.

" 13Kuan Yin Ch'ang (雚音塲)Small village.

Ts'ao Pa (草垻)Small town.

" 14Ya-chou-fu (雅州府)Prefectural city, 2,500 feet.

" 16Fei Lung Pass (飛龍嶺)3,600 feet.

Shih-chia Ch'iao (石家橋)Small village; good inn.

" 17Jung-Ching-hsien (榮經縣)Small town, 2,300 feet.

Huang-ni-p'u (黃坭舖)Small village, 3,870 feet.

" 18Ta Hsiang Ling (大象嶺)Pass, 9,200 feet.

Ch'ing-ch'i-hsien (清溪縣)Small district city, 5,750 feet.

" 19Fu Chuang (富庄)Small village, 3,900 feet.

Ni (I) T'ou I (宜頭驛)Small village; good inns; 4,900 feet.

" 20Fei Yüeh Ling (飛越嶺)9,000 feet; steep pass.

Hua-lin-p'ing (花林坪)Small village, 7,100 feet.

" 21Lêng Chi (洽磧)Large village, 4,700 feet.

Lu Ting Ch'iao (鑪定橋)Small town on the left bank of Ta Tu River, 4,850 feet. Suspension bridge.

" 22Ta P'êng Pa (大烹壩)Hamlet.

Wa Ssŭ Kou (瓦寺溝)Small village near junction of Tachienlu River and Ta Tu River, 5,300 feet.

" 23Tachienlu (打箭鑪)Small City, 8,400 feet.

Apr. 15Chê To (折多)Scattered hamlet, 10,650 feet

" 16Solitary house.

Chê Ri LaTwo passes: the higher about 17,400 feet.

A TeScattered hamlet, 13,000 feet.

" 17Du Sz DrungVillage, 10,800 feet.

Dza Ri K'uVillage.

Ring I DrungVillage.

Bridge and village.

Ba LuVillage.

P'un Bu ShiSolitary house.

" 18Octagonal towers.

Ch'un BoSolitary house.

Large HouseResidence of T'u Pai Hu, 11,400 feet.

" 19Bridges.

Sho Ti Ba DzeVillage.

Tan Ga LaPass, 15,000 feet.

Tu (Chinese, Lu Li)Village.

" 20Bridge.

" 20Dro Dse Drung (Ch. San Chia-tzŭ: 三家子)Village.

Na K'i (Ch. Hsia Ch'êng-tzŭ: 下成子)Village.

Long Obo.

Dra ShêVillage.

Octagonal tower.

Ri Wa (Ch. Wu Chia-tzŭ: 五家子)

Ko Ri Drung (Ch. Chung Ku: 中古)Hamlet, 13,000 feet.

" 21Dji Dju LaPass, 17,500 feet.

Dur (Ch. Hei Lao: 黑老)Village, 12,500 feet.

" 22Wu Shu La (Ch. Wu Shu Shan: 五樹山)Pass, 15,500 feet.

Wu Shu (Ch. Wu Shu: 五樹)Village, 11,000 feet.

" 23Sin Go LaPass, 15,000 feet.

Nai Yu LaPass, 16,000 feet.

Hlan Go LaPass, 17,200 feet.

Gur Dja (Ch. Yin Cho: 銀棹)Village, 12,000 feet.

" 24Ri Go LaPass, 16,500 feet.

Pu Ti LaPass, 10,800 feet.

Pei T'ai (Ch. Pai T'ai: 白泰)Village, 10,000 feet.

" 25Lan Yi PaValley with one house.

Hsin Yi LaHill from which signal-gun is fired.

Pa-U-RongFlourishing cluster of villages overlooking valley of Yalung, 7,700 feet.

" 27Yalung River (Nya Ch'u, or Chin Ho) (鴉礱江)Crossed by single-rope bridge. River, 7,500 feet.

Dju MuHamlet, 9,000 feet.

" 28Tê BenOne house, 10,000 feet.

" 29Pa SungHamlet.

Ten Ba K'aHamlet, 10,800 feet.

" 30Pass12,500 feet.

Hu DraSolitary house, 10,100 feet.

May 1Two ruined huts.

Wa-chin Gompa, or Lha-k'angLamasery, 9,600 feet.

Ta K'oaHamlet.

" 2Dje RuHamlet.

Tong YiBridge Over Li Ch'u or Litang River.

WuHamlet.

Obos and ChortenCamp in the open, 9,000 feet.

" 3Bridges.

Ku-DzeHamlet.

Muli (木裏)Lamasery and headquarters of lama-prince of "Huang-Lama," 9,500 feet.

" 6Solitary house9,500 feet.

" 7Shi Li LaPass, 15,500 feet.

Li She TzŭMo-so hamlet, 11,000 feet.

" 8Li Rang TzŭHamlet, the last in "Huang-Lama" and in Ssuch'uan.

Boundary of Ssuch'uan and Yunnan Provinces.

Djo DjiVillage.

Wo LaVillage.

Yi Ma WaVillage.

A-ko Am-ni WaVillage.

A-gu WaVillage.

Yung-ning-t'u-fu (永甯土府)A Mo-so town with a lamasery. Chief centre of district ruled by Mo-so chief, on whom Chinese Government has conferred hereditary rank of Prefect; 9,500 feet.

" 10Ge Wa Ya K'ouPass, 13,000 feet.

Solitary hut.

" 11Lan Ga LoHouse.

La Ka ShiVillage.

FerryYangtse River, 5,200 feet.

Fêng K'oVillage, 7,200 feet.

" 12Shrine and spring.

Cottages.

Camp in forest.

" 13Go Ka APass, 15,000 feet.

T'o Ko ShoHamlet.

Camp in forest.

" 14Ming Yin Chi (鳴音汲)Village, 9,200 feet.

Camp8,900 feet.

" 15Pass10,600 feet.

Bridge over Hei Shui (黑水)8,900 feet.

Three passesHighest about 11,000 feet.

Stony plateauOverlooked by snowy peaks, 18,500 feet.

Li-chiang plain and villages.

Li-chiang (麗江府)Prefectural town: seat of native chief, and also of Chinese Prefect and Magistrate, 8,200 feet.

" 18Shang La Shih (上喇是), or LashiVillage, 8,100 feet.

Pass10,000 feet.

Kuan Hsia (關下), or P'o Chiao (坡□)Village at north end of Chien Ch'uan plain.

" 19Tu Ho (渡河)Village.

Wa Ch'ang (瓦塲)Village.

Chi Wu (雞勿)Village.

Chiu Ho Pa (九河霸)Village.

Mei Tzŭ (梅子)Village.

Shao Chin Ch'ang (哨金塲)Village.

Chien-ch'uan-chou (劍川州)Departmental city, 7,500 feet.

Lake.

Han Têng Ts'un (漢登村)Village.

Hai Wei (海尾)River and bridge.

" 19Tien Wei Kai (甸尾街)Village.

" 20Hao Shou Bridge (寉壽橋)House, temple and bridge.

Niu Kai (牛街)Village.

Huo Yen Shan (水燄山)Hill with hot springs.

San Ying (三營)Small market town; good inn.

" 21Ch'ang Ying (長營)Village.

Ying-shan-p'u (映山鋪Large village.

Pai Sha Ho (白沙河)Small river and canal.

Chung So (中所)Village.

Yu So (右所)Village.

Lung Kai Tzŭ (龍街子)Village.

Têng-ch'uan-chou (登川州)Small departmental city, 7,000 feet.

Erh Hai (洱海)Lake of Tali-fu.

Sha P'ing (沙坪)Village near north end of lake.

" 22Shang Kuan (上關)Walled village.

Numerous villages.

Tali-fu (大理府)Prefectural city, 6,700 feet.

" 25Hsia Kuan (下關)Busy town, 6,900 feet.

Ho Chiang-p'u (河港鋪)Small village.

" 26Yang PiSmall town, 5,160 feet.

Suspension bridge.

Mountain hamletNot the usual stage.

" 27Pass8,350 feet.

T'ai-p'ing-p'u (太平鋪)Hamlet, 7,370 feet.

Suspension bridgeOver Ch'ing Lien Ho (淸連河).

Huang-lien-p'uVillage.

" 28Chiao Kou ShanHuts.

Wan Sung AnSmall temple.

Yung P'ing (永平)Small town.

" 29Hsiao T'ien Pa (小田垻)Village.

Hsiao Hua Ch'iao (小花橋)Village.

Ta Hua Ch'iao (大花橋)Village.

Pass8,150 feet.

Sha YangVillage.

" 30Bridge of the Phœnix Cry (鳳嗚石橋).

Pass.

Mekong River (瀾滄江)4,000 feet. Bridge of 60 yards span.

P'ing P'oHamlet.

Shui ChaiVillage.

" 31Pass7,800 feet.

Niu Chio KuanVillage.

Kuan P'oVillage.

Shih K'o Ts'unVillage.

Pan Ch'iao (板橋)Village.

" 31Yung-ch'ang-fu (永昌府)Prefectural city, 5,500 feet.

June 1Wo Shih Wo (臥獅窩)Village.

Hao Tzŭ P'uVillage.

Pass.

Lêng Shui Ching (冷水井)Village.

P'u PiaoLarge village.

" 2Fang Ma Ch'ang (放馬塲)Villages.

Ta Pan Ching (大板井)Hamlet, 4,500 feet.

" 3Salwen RiverSuspension bridge, 2,400 feet.

Hu Mu ShuHamlet, 5,560 feet.

" 4Hsiang Po (象脖)Hamlet, 7,230 feet.

Pass8,730 feet.

T'ai P'ing (太平)Hamlet, 7,780 feet.

Shwe-Li or Lung RiverSuspension bridge, 4,300 feet.

Kan-Lan-Chan (乾欖站)Village, 4,810 feet.

" 5Chin Chai P'u (金齋鋪)Village.

T'êng-Yüeh (謄越), or MomeinCity. British Consulate and Chinese Imperial Customs. 5,365 feet.

" 8Jê Shui T'ang (熱水盪)Village.

Nan Tien (南甸)Village. Seat of a Shan Sawbwa.

" 9Kau NgaiMarket village.

" 10Hsiao Hsin Kai (小新街)Village; good inn.

" 11Lung Chang KaiVillage. Customs station.

Man-hsienVillage. Seat of a Shan sawbwa.

" 12Kamsa BridgeIron bridge, completed 1905.

KulikaBritish frontier.

Mong-kung-kaFirst Government Bungalow.

" 13Kulong-kaGovernment Bungalow.

" 14KalachetBungalow.

MomaukBungalow.

" 15BhamoFrontier garrison-town, on

Irrawaddy, 361 feet.

" 20MandalayBy steamer from Bhamo.

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