. Travels of a Consular officer in North West China; with original maps of Shensi and Kansu and illus. by photographs. TIBETAN ENCAMPMENTS NEAR LABRANG ] FROM TAOCHOU TO LANCHOU FU 139 Leaving Tao Chou the trail runs north-west over a lowpass in the red clay hills, traverses a cultivated valleytrending south, and ascends by easy gradients to anotherpass, whence there is a particularly fine view over the MinShan to the south of the Tao River. Beyond this pointChinese cease to be seen. From this pass the track descendssteeply to another stream flowing south and then continuesnorth-west up a
. Travels of a Consular officer in North West China; with original maps of Shensi and Kansu and illus. by photographs. TIBETAN ENCAMPMENTS NEAR LABRANG ] FROM TAOCHOU TO LANCHOU FU 139 Leaving Tao Chou the trail runs north-west over a lowpass in the red clay hills, traverses a cultivated valleytrending south, and ascends by easy gradients to anotherpass, whence there is a particularly fine view over the MinShan to the south of the Tao River. Beyond this pointChinese cease to be seen. From this pass the track descendssteeply to another stream flowing south and then continuesnorth-west up a flat shallow valley bounded by bare grassyhills. In this valley and its neighbourhood there are severalTibetan villages, in one of which, about 50 li from TaoChou, we passed the night; its name has escaped me, if Iever heard it. These villages are under the control of theChoni chief, and preparations had been made to receive usin the headmans house. The Tibetans are usually consideredto live under the hardest and most filthy conditions, whichis certainly so in the case of these Amdowa where they arenomads on the
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