The latest model Vauxhall sedan forms a. pleasing contrast with the ancient pagoda along the road to Hangchow. met during the whole journey, At 3pm, on the sea wall overlook: ng Hangchow Bay the- Seishan Islands were geon (4,776); 15 minutes later, mileage 4,787," the stone - pil marking the Chekiang-Kiangsu border'
passed and from hereon the Kilometre stones read in distances: from Hangchow.
Chapoo was reached at 340 p.m. (4,800)—still a fortified area and' ths site of quite a few accidents due to a narrow sea wall along which stroll many Chinese unaccustomed to motor traffic. The second barrier where driving licences are inspected reached at Haiyen (4, pin, 4811), the supervision of licences being undertaken from an old temple on the promontory under the direction of one of the many courteous officials encountered in this capacity.
It may be stated here that a liberal supply of visiting ards should be talien in addition to passports and, of course, the necessary car and driving, road was impossible further on due to landslides following recent rain. As to when this will be repaired we shall have to wait further advices from some other motorist. Tt may be mentioned that here the Dunlop Fort Tyres gave their only trouble during the whole trip, having slow puncture caused by two nai This was repaired in one hour at Shunan for the cost of $1
Good tyres ate essential on a trip of this nature as some of the roads resent miles of sharp flint and are heated to a tremendous temperature by the August sun. An allowance for The now small town of Kanpu (a large. world-trading port prior to D377 and known to Marco Polo)
reached at mileage 4822 (4.15 p.m.) This town or village nestles in. the second group of hills met by the Shanghailander s0 used to stretches of flat plain, West Lake was reached at 6.30 p.m. after 133 miles, (mileage 4,873).
Starting from Hangchow the next morning (Saturday) after taki another eight gallons of "gas" we left for Hwelchow via the Chientang. river route at 645 (mileage 4,874). Considerably less of the river is seen than would be thought from a scrutiny of the various road maps, though in places the scenery is really beautiful and the road cut into the cliffs represents quite an achievement itself. Passing through scattered tea plantations Fuyang is reached about 745 am, mileage 4809. There are some beautiful conical hills to be seen at mileage 4,904. Passing over the Sungehi river (4.913) and later travelling by cliff road along the Chientang River Tunglu is reached at 930 am, mileage 4931—here a small wooden ferry oar-propelled fakes one across the Tungehi river for a fee of $1. Incidentally the approach to and from all. ferries must, be negotiated very carefully as the drop from the planks is often very sharp. At 10 o'clock, mileage 4941 the spur road to the 'Chililung Gorge is reached and four miles by car and a walk' of half-a-mile tone {o the Fisherman's Pavillion, a structure famous throughout China for almost 2,000 years. Back on the main road at 1130 am, mileage 4.949, the Important cross roads at Paisha are reached an hour later (4979). Proceeding along the road to. the right a bus station is passed at
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