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0586 Across Asia : vol.1
アジア横断 : vol.1
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C. G. MANNERHEIM

further on on the right. Small clumps of leaf-trees began to appear here and there in its bed. At the village of Sansa about 2 I /2 miles from the pass the valley took a sharp turn to the S, and following it we took the same direction along ground that still dropped slightly. 'The valley grew wider and was fully 200 fathoms broad. The villages became larger and there were rather more trees. On the mountain slope facing E, on the right, a couple of small fir-woods became visible. Already when we had crossed the first of the small passes mentioned, the terraced ledges on the slopes had disappeared. The slopes were grassy. The soil had a strong admixture of stones and clay. Both round stones and rough bits arc in general use as a building material for walls and houses.

After extending for about 5 I /2 miles in a S and SSE direction our valley dcbouched into the valley of the river Tao ho at a big village, Lyngtiko. The river is 30-40 fathoms broad at this place and describes a curve from the south, which continues in an ESE direction. It presses against the mountains in the N. The view up the river is lovely over many mountains in various shades of colour, ending in a white ridge. The residence of the Tangut prince Dsjuoni and a monastery of about i,000 lamas, renowned for being the only lamasery in Amdo, where Buddhist books arc printed, lie about 70 li higher up. An American missionary is resident there. The neighbourhood is said to be very beautiful and the shooting good. The young Dsjuoni prince represents the 19th generation of the princely house that has been in power for 526 years. He reigns over 41 divisions of the tribe ( = »shokhua»), varying in size between 6o and 30o families. Each »shokhua» has its own chief and banner, under which it assembles to wage war.

Owing to the country we passed through to-day, in which there are no large open spaces, mapping was difficult and took up an unusual amount of time. Darkness was setting in by the time we reached the Tao ho. The road ran along a convenient ledge on the steep side of the mountain a few fathoms above the river. 2/3 of a mile beyond, the river goes over to the mountains of the opposite bank and an open space of about a mile is formed between it and the mountains we had been following, with the village of Hsi-ta-tsei lying at the beginning. — The distance to-day was 2I-22 miles. — Hsi-ta-tsei has a Chinese population of 60-7o houses. The livestock amounts to too head of cattle, 15 horses and 2-300 sheep. Wheat, barley, oats, peas, mustard and potatoes are grown. The crop is 4-5 fold. — Westerly burans for 2-3 months. Snow between the 9th and 3rd months, remains lying from the end of the loth to the beginning of the 2nd and reaches a depth of 5 vershoks. Rain between the 3rd and 8th months, — rare. Hail is frequent in the 6th month.

April 6th.   The journey from Hsi-ta-tsei to Minchow is made entirely along the tilled and densely

Minchow. populated valley of the Tao ho, about a mile and a half wide. For about 12 miles the road takes an ESE course, the rest of the time ENE. The dip in the ground is imperceptible, the mountains are beautiful again, with many grand and lovely views. Unfortunately the weather was dull and cloudy. The higher parts of the mountains were shrouded in thick clouds and it was impossible to do any photographing. One big village succeeded another and closer to the foot of the mountains another series of considerable villages was visible

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