Striking south from the city of Tibtao, where one would love to linger for several days, searching out some of ita ancient history, the road lies up a valley for twenty-five miles and reaching the village of Tsingping, we ascend the hills which from the dividing line for the rivers that flow northwards into the Yellow River in Kansuh and those rivers which flow south and also finally find their way into the same Great' River, at the janction of Shensi, Shansi and Honan, Over the bill and lying snugly at its feet, is the city of Weiynan, source of River Wei, another one of those rivers in China which area great blessing and great carse, From thi wway up these bille, follow it down for 1,500 W when empties itself into the Yellow River. Almost as treacherous as the Yellow River itself, and as capricious la its movements, it enrols hundreds of human beings among year and destroys milli ty. Down the valley through village alter village for 100 brings us to the prefectoral 'a miserable city
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