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Length of Height stage above sea 1st day Che-chi 90 li. 7,800 ft. 2nd day Lai-t'eo-p'o 90 li. 8,500 ft. 3rd day Kongshan 100 li. 6,700 ft. 4th day Yang-kai 85 li. 7,200 ft. 5th day Ch'anff-o'o 95 li 6,000 ft. 6th day The Capital 70 li 6,400 ft.
The one hundred li to Kongshan. Wild, rugged moorland and mournful mountains. Wretchedness of the people. Night travel in Western China. Author knocks a man down. Late arrival and its vexations. Horrible inn accommodation. End of the Yün-nan Plateau. Appreciable rise in temperature. Entertaining a band of inelegant infidels. European contention for superiority, and the Chinese point of view.
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