_Bad accommodation_. _Lepers and leprosy_.
_Mining_. _At Kiang-ti_. _Two mandarins, and an amusing episode_.
_Laying foundation of a long illness_. _The Kiang-ti Suspension Bridge_.
_Hard climbing_. _Tiffin in the mountains_. _Sudden ascents and
descents_. _Description of the country_. _Tame birds and what they do_.
_A non-enterprising community_. _Pleasant travelling without perils_.
_Majesty of the mountains of Yuen-nan_.
Whilst in this district, as will have been seen, one has to steel
himself to face some of the most revolting sights it is possible to
imagine, he is rewarded by the grandeur of the scenic pictures which
mark the downward journey to Tong-ch'uan-fu.
The stages to Tong-ch'uan-fu were as follows:--
Length of Height above
stage sea level
1st day T'ao-ueen 70 li. ---- ft.
2nd day Ta-shui-tsing 30 " 9,300 ft.
3rd day Kiang-ti 40 " 4,400 "
4th day Yi-che-shin 70 " 6,300 "
5th day Hong-shih-ai 90 " 6,800 "
6th day Tong-ch'uan-fu 60 " 7,250 "
The Chao-t'ong plateau, magnificently level, runs out past the
picturesquely-situated tower of Wang-hai-leo, from which one overlooks a
stretch of water.
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