I am at present visiting a mountain city some four to five days from Mienchow. This city, known as Machow, or Menghsien, is on one of the trade routes between the capital, Chengtu, and Tibetan and aboriginal districts and was formerly an important centre for import and export trade, but, in common with the rest of the world, there seems to be "nothing doing" at present.
As I write, I have a glorious view of hill and vale and of one mountain in particular, known as Kintingshan (the ninepeaked mountain) whose rugged peaks, rising to a height of 17,000 feet, are covered with snow. There was a heavy fall of snow on this mountain some two night ago, Another feature of this place is that, at 11 a.m, every day throughout the year, a wind springs up from somewhere and continues until sundown; the brighter the day, the stronger the wind blows. 1 suppose there is a scientific explanation for it. I strikes one as a curious phenomenon.
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