. Peking and the overland route. The Ming Tombs. The Grand Pailou Approach 93. 04 liardships and iiiconvcnitiiccs incidental to travel underpurely Chinese conditions. To sec anythino; of the Great ^Vall and the Tombs itis necessary to dcAotc- at least two days to the journey andto s))eii(l a nirjlit at X;i,nkow. Tlie ])ros])ectivc Aisitorshould arranffe through the Peking Office of Messrs. & Son for accommodation at either the UailwavHotel or the Ching Er Hotel at Nankow the day before hisdeparture and order sedan chairs, donkeys, or horses, ac-cordhig to his taste, for the journey o

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. Peking and the overland route. The Ming Tombs. The Grand Pailou Approach 93. 04 liardships and iiiconvcnitiiccs incidental to travel underpurely Chinese conditions. To sec anythino; of the Great ^Vall and the Tombs itis necessary to dcAotc- at least two days to the journey andto s))eii(l a nirjlit at X;i,nkow. Tlie ])ros])ectivc Aisitorshould arranffe through the Peking Office of Messrs. & Son for accommodation at either the UailwavHotel or the Ching Er Hotel at Nankow the day before hisdeparture and order sedan chairs, donkeys, or horses, ac-cordhig to his taste, for the journey overland to the MingT(tmbs, It is much better to leave all such arrangementsto Thos. Cook & Son than to trust to servants or guides toarrange for trans]:)(Ut after arri\al in Nankow. I5y takingthe Kalgan train from the Hsi Chih Men at onTuesdays or Saturdays, and the train on other days,one arrives in Nankow before noon, finds the hotel at-tendants ready to relieve him of his baggage and providehim with an early luncheon, and is promjitly started offon

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