Mr. F. 8. A. Bourne, in his account of a eaten out deep broad ravines that are often impassable and always difficult and danger-than at Cirungtiang. Foreign journey in South-western China, says of ous, both from ther steepness and from almost without exception, come from Hong:
tin nan Fu the' poisoned air which they harbour. ong, by way of Pakhot or Chvin-chou It is impossible to convey a clear idea of 'To return to Yunnan Fu, it will now to Nanning' Fu, thence by boat to Po-se T'ing and Po-ngai, and thence. by the commercial capabilities of this city appear clearly that this city is at the end caravan through Kuang-nan Fu, Sug: without giving general sketch of the of each of these routes, and occupies a cen-gestions as to improvements were, that configuration of the great plateau on which tral position admirable as a seat of Govern-aniline dyes should regain their former
portions of this Report. This plateau, if s0 nds, and thus anticipat the latter ment, supplied as it is with abundant food excellence; that long ells should be stouter, from the drained part of the ancient lake, somewhat absurd considering that the it may be called, for it is everywhere If there were water communication, or even broken by hills and cut through by rivers, fair roads across the plateau, there would same merchant had, explained why, thay were #0 flimsy; and the piece-goods should and in some parts even traversed by moun: doubtless be a great entrepot at Yunnan Fu, be dyed a light blue, which was all the tain ranges, is on the eastern slope from the but an inspection of the altitudes observed fashion, instead of the habitual indigo. Himalayas to the China Sea, and is nearly on this journey and by Mr. Baber must conterminous with the Chinese Provinces trictapriorivery unlikely. Actually, I found make an exchange ofproduets acrosthisdis-
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