WESTWARD TO YÜN-NAN.
White wax insects--Terrific hailstorm and its effects--Miao-tzŭ
houses and women--An-shun Fu--Limestone cave--Pai-shui
waterfall--Reception at Lang-t’ai T’ing--Lang-wang Mountain
and the “Cave of the Spirits”--Caught in a thunderstorm--The
pebbly strand of the Mao-k’ou River--Pack-animals and their
treatment--The Yün-nan frontier--A cart at last--Exploring a
cave--Underground rivers--Exceptional courtesy--Goître--Breeding
ground of the Yün-nan pony--Trade route to Tonquin--Marching
knee-deep in mud and water--Poverty of inhabitants--Queen’s
Birthday dinner in a back yard--Chinese inquisitiveness--The
Sung-ming Lake--A local escort--A glorious view--Yün-nan Fu. 35