To the snows of Tibet through China . nk for the shore I found a fine variety of wild rose, the flowerbeing large and of a crimson colour. The scarcity ofbirds was remarkable. It was certainly nesting time,and they might be expected to be more in seclusion ;1 )ut one rarely caught sight of a solitary specimen, withthe exception of the small white heron, which is plenti-ful on the banks of the river. The Chinese do notdestroy or trap them to any extent, and they do notappear to have many natural enemies. On April 3 I got under way at with a fairwind, and proceeded through th
To the snows of Tibet through China . nk for the shore I found a fine variety of wild rose, the flowerbeing large and of a crimson colour. The scarcity ofbirds was remarkable. It was certainly nesting time,and they might be expected to be more in seclusion ;1 )ut one rarely caught sight of a solitary specimen, withthe exception of the small white heron, which is plenti-ful on the banks of the river. The Chinese do notdestroy or trap them to any extent, and they do notappear to have many natural enemies. On April 3 I got under way at with a fairwind, and proceeded through the Wu-shan Gorge. Thisis the longest in the river, being twenty miles long. Thehills here are about 2,000 feet high in places on eachside, but breaking out here and there into moreopen country, and the scenery very fine, the landbeing cultivated where possible ; but the population issparse. The boat was made fast to the shore at thehead of this gorge for the night, being now 560 li fromIcliang and 1,400 from Chung-king. Several rapids.
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