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boulders of black limestone
In the valleys were many fields of ripe maize & rice just ripening also.  The altitude here was about 5000 feet, cool & pleasant.  No villages & few huts or people seen.  Reached [[Mong-stze? Meng ytzu?]] station at sundown.  Only a single crop is raised here at this altitude I expect.  Rice fields often made of short terraces or very steep hillsides.  Country without forest, grass covered with some small bushes.  The soil in the [[Mongsze Meng tzu?]] valley is bright red.  The hills were covered by fine grass but no cattle or horses were grazing on it anywhere in the landscape. The stock raising possibilities of this country look very good as if much money actually could be made.  Reach A-mi-Tcheou at 9 PM. & took rooms at the hotel near the station.  The ride past the [[?Magste/Mengtzu?]] valley was interesting.  The track runs high above the valley which is

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Meng tzu = Wenlan [modern name] in Yunnan [Geonames] There are also other spellings including Mong... 2. Reviewed