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At Wuchai, the last stage before reaching Chao-t'ong-fu, the room of the inn had three walls only, and two of these were composed of kerosene tins, laced together with bamboo stripping.
The longer span was hung very slack, the woodwork forming the pathway was not too safe, and the general shaky appearance was particularly uninviting. From Ta-kwan-hsien to Wuchai is steady pulling. Once in an opening in the hill we passed along and then ascended an exceedingly steep spur on one side of a narrow and very deep natural amphitheatre, formed by surrounding mountains.
1st day Anpien 90 li 2nd day Huan-chiang 55 li 3rd day Fan-ïh-ts'uen 70 li 4th day T'an-t'eo 70 li 5th day Lao-wa-t'an 140 li 1,140 ft. 6th day Teo-sha-kwan 60 li 4,000 ft. 7th day Ch'i-li-p'u 60 li 1,900 ft. 8th day Ta-wan-tsï 70 li 9th day Ta-kwan-ting 70 li 3,700 ft. 10th day Wuchai 60 li 7,000 ft. 11th day Chao-t'ong-fu 100 li 6,400 ft. I knew that I was in for a very hard journey.
Often during the rainy season there is a lagoon of mud or water formed by the drainage from the mountains, which finds no escape but by percolating through the earth and rock to a valley on the east of, and below, the mountains forming the eastern boundary of the Wuchai Valley. To Chao-t'ong is fairly level going.
We then came to a lagoon, and eventually the brow of the hill was reached. Thus the Wuchai Valley is arrived at, where, owing to a collection of water, the road is often impassable to man and beast.
Exports and imports. Hints to English exporters. Food at famine rates. A wretched inn at Wuchai. Author prevents murder. Sleeping in the rain. The foreign cigarette trade. Poverty of Chao-t'ong. Simplicity of life. Possible advantages of Chinese in struggle of yellow and white races. Foreign goods in Yün-nan and Szech'wan. Thousands of beggars die. Supposed lime poisoning. Content of the people.
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