. The "Overland" to China. rt of magic circle tracedround the land, which was thus placed under theprotection of the terminal deities. These pali-sades can no longer be traced, only an occasionalmound or row of trees marking where they oncestood, and this region remains a veritable NoMans Land. The northwestern portion of Manchuria, com-prising the highland of the Great Khingan Moun-tains, has not been fully explored. A much-usedroute runs across this tract from Kailar to Tsitsikar—the line of the Trans-Manchurian Railway—but out-side this particular region we have scanty informationas to the
. The "Overland" to China. rt of magic circle tracedround the land, which was thus placed under theprotection of the terminal deities. These pali-sades can no longer be traced, only an occasionalmound or row of trees marking where they oncestood, and this region remains a veritable NoMans Land. The northwestern portion of Manchuria, com-prising the highland of the Great Khingan Moun-tains, has not been fully explored. A much-usedroute runs across this tract from Kailar to Tsitsikar—the line of the Trans-Manchurian Railway—but out-side this particular region we have scanty informationas to the nature of the country. The soil here, how-ever, is remarkable for its porous qualities and powerof retaining water, so that swamps and bogs—notthe ordinary mossy peat-bogs—are exceedingly com-mon, and even occur on steep hills, but (the sub-soilbeing stony) are not deep. West of the Great Khin-gan range stretches the Mongolian Desert, which isgradually encroaching to the east and south. The 218 COMPARATIVE AREAS of. CHINA PROPER 353 siiamle
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