. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. all sorts of mer-chandise (including opium), stopped at Bullock Yoketo rest. Four were heavily armed with good caravan descended to Externally Existing Plain,on the road down to which I saw graves resemblinginverted coal scuttles. The place is celebrated for coffins and dyeing, andhas about five hundred families. Huge stacks ofcoffins and dyed cloth with cheerful suggestions salutethe visitors eyes. On the journey from Bhamo toTalifu, the merchandise trains usually stop to
. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. all sorts of mer-chandise (including opium), stopped at Bullock Yoketo rest. Four were heavily armed with good caravan descended to Externally Existing Plain,on the road down to which I saw graves resemblinginverted coal scuttles. The place is celebrated for coffins and dyeing, andhas about five hundred families. Huge stacks ofcoffins and dyed cloth with cheerful suggestions salutethe visitors eyes. On the journey from Bhamo toTalifu, the merchandise trains usually stop to changehorses and repair damages at Wooden Bridge, for theplace boasts plenty of smiths. Just outside thevillage a wooden bridge spans the river, which irrigatesthe famous Yungchang Plain. Beyond, the road liesalong a causeway, beside which field reservoirs havebeen constructed over against the rainless month. While crossing the plain I purchased a beautifulAmherst pheasant for two hundred cash. It wastoo pretty to kill, so the interpreter kept it to takehome. Along the route incense sticks and paper money. - 7V. - _ J o-i 1X X X \
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