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The valley is a rather deep one like [[strikethrough]] simi [[/strikethrough]] the Salween in shape but less deep & not tropical being 4,000 feet at the bridge. There is no tree growth near the river only grassy slopes & rice terraces. At the bridge the river is bordered by grassy covered bluffs 100 feet high. The road wound up the valley slope thru small villages & rice fields. [[strikethrough]] over [[/strikethrough]] The road was a paved one the block being a blackish slate or shale the formation changing at the river where ^[[the]] granite ceases. The whole afternoon we travelled over grassy covered hills [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] denuded of forest with out cultivation & only a few small villages altho ^[[several]] small streams were crossed. At dark we camped at a small village in the hills 30 li or 3 hrs from Teng-yueh.
[[circled left]] 15 [[/circled left]] The night was cold & rainy but dawn was partly clear with a great rainbow on the west above the rolling grassy hills. Our road