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Across Asia : vol.1 |
A 70-year old Tangut in the village of Tahlishi. |
C. G. MANNERHEIM
Minchow, like Taochow-Sin-cheng, is supposed to have been built about 500 years ago during the first years of the Ming dynasty. In former times a Tangut prince is said to have resided at Minchow and even to have lived on the hill where the mission station stands at present. — Nowadays the town is the residence of a Tchou, subordinated to Kung-Chang-fu, and a Tysy under the Hsietai of Taochow. Before the Dungan revolt the Taotai of Tsinchow was resident at Minchow. — The town has a population of about 2,000 tja, of whom 10-15 °o are Dungans. About 4-50o tja of the inhabitants are peasants. There is less trade here than at Sin-cheng which is the principal centre in this neighbourhood for trade between the Tanguts and the east. The main articles sold are honey for 15,000 taels — Lanchow, opium 65,000 — Taigung near Tajuan, teihuang (herbs) 35,000 — Tsinchow and Lanchow, njuhuang (herbs) to,000 -- to the east, musk 25,000 — to the east, deer horn 15,000 — to the cast and »tankui» (herbs) — Tsinchow and Lanchow.
Minchow is connected with Titao by a mountain road (said to be possible for arbahs with difficulty) over Chungzeiti 70 li, Lama 40, Luotja mou 35, Cheng tja tsur 6o li 5 days; Kung-Chang-fu by an arbah road over Hungshuikui 20, Tatseitan 85, Santsa go, Chang hsien 3o, Kung-Chang-fu 7o li -- 5 days; Tiechow by an arbah road over Katapu 6o, Tanchang 6o, Kuanting 8o, Saza chow 8o, Tjaokung Go and Tiechow 8o — 6 days (thence to Szechwan); Siku by the same road to Kuanting and thence 8o li to the W to Siku. 2 or 3 roads lead to Ning yuan and 1 direct to Tsinchow. It is said to be only one day shorter than over Ning yuan, but bad.
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A 7o year old Tangut in the village of Tahlishi.
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