About ten miles beyond Shangnan we came to the Shensi-Honan border, It was'an exciting méanént but the road ran stright on, seltnout any signs of coming. to-an end, to the tile town of Helpingehen, Here Alt geographical doubts were cleared up: a perfeelly good read runs on to Nanyang, but net. vid' Chingteukcusn Which lies over 25 miles away. to the south." The whole diMeulty nad frison from the wrong naming the road; "presumably the "Shersl authorities hed originally" intended building their road to. Chingteukuan fud had. then altered is course, but {ett the original name. "cept that tone has fo ford four shallow rivers, {re road to Nanyang ie in very good Shape. We arrived" there. shardy After iwo and T put up at the CINE Nanyang isa large tows, but has lest much, of. its" former" Importance, ough ite sit a big military centre very food road runs from Ne yang. to Hislchang on the Pelping-Hankow line. Its one of the busiest Thave seen; we passed severest buses, trid' along' its whole length there was one continual stream of rubber-(bred pushearls "and rickshaws, that 1 hardly stopped. sounding torn the whole morning. We reselled Hatlehang. at noon. After" the excellent road we hod just been on and Kaifeng was under 79 miles away, T expected to get there ina few nay hours
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