. Peking and the overland route. rest of treesand vegetation, and which affords a picnic ground forhundreds of summer excursionists. A few miles further is Liang Hsiang Hsien (g^lf),an ancient city from which a few visitors make excursionsto the ruined tombs of the Emperors of the Chin Tartardynasty who ruled North China during the decadentperiod of the Sungs in the south and who were finallyexterminated by the Mongols, Ele^•en miles from Liang Hsiang Hsien a short railwaybranches off from Liu Li Ho to the coal luines of ChowKou Tien. From Liu Li Ho it is a days ride to the well-known grottoes
. Peking and the overland route. rest of treesand vegetation, and which affords a picnic ground forhundreds of summer excursionists. A few miles further is Liang Hsiang Hsien (g^lf),an ancient city from which a few visitors make excursionsto the ruined tombs of the Emperors of the Chin Tartardynasty who ruled North China during the decadentperiod of the Sungs in the south and who were finallyexterminated by the Mongols, Ele^•en miles from Liang Hsiang Hsien a short railwaybranches off from Liu Li Ho to the coal luines of ChowKou Tien. From Liu Li Ho it is a days ride to the well-known grottoes of Yuan Shui Tung beyond Shang Fang Ill Shan. The caves are difficult of access and visitors whohave reason to visit them should ))rovidc themselves withthe usual parajilunalia for a trij) in the interior- horses,servants, beddin*,, co(»kin,if utensils, dishes, cutlery, toiletnecessities, lani])s and candles, and several days jirovi-sions. There are se\eral lart^e caverns with a ^M-catvarietv of stalactites and Wor,«Iiip All HI- flnd H>ill. Ming T. Forty miles from the city of Iekinff one passes Cho-chow and three miles further a \il]ii,<,e. adorned with larijestone monmnents. where Liu Pei. P^mperor at Chenijtudurinf^ the romantic period of the Thici- l\in<,fd()ms, andChanf, Fei. one of his sworn hrotluis. are said to ha\cbeen born. For the Chinesi- these numes luuc endlessand most colourful associations. Their <,reatest historicalnovel, countless volumes of history, and whole libr;iiiesof aj)Ochyphal literature have been written alxmt th( it is well-nij^h imjxtssible to attiud ii theatrical per-fornuincc at which some incident connected with theirad\entures will not be acted. The t liii-d s\v<»ni brol liei- 112 of the trio was Kuan Ti, \vorship])ed as the God of War,whose temples oeeupy prominent sites in nearly all thewalled cities of the Enipire. Fifty five miles from Pekintj eonneetion is made withthe line built to convey Imperial
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