ILLUSTRATIONS

THE LITTLE "FU T'OU" (CARAVAN HEADMAN) (p. 6) _Frontispiece_

MAP OF CHINESE EMPIRE 3

A YUNNAN VALLEY 6

OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF YUNNAN-FU 6

MY SEDAN CHAIR AND BEARERS 32

A MEMORIAL ARCH NEAR YUNNAN-FU 32

MAP OF WEST CHINA 42

ON A YUNNAN ROAD: MY CARAVAN--THE MILITARY ESCORT 44

WU-TING-CHOU: TEMPLE GATEWAY--TEMPLE CORNER 60

LOLO GIRLS 80

"TAME, WILD" LOLOS 80

A MEMORIAL ARCH. SZECHUAN 92

FORTIFIED VILLAGE IN THE CHIEN-CH'ANG VALLEY 92

"MERCURY," MY FLEET COOLIE 106

CARRIER COOLIES 106

A GROUP OF SZECHUAN FARMHOUSES 114

A VIEW OF TACHIENLU 124

TIBETANS 124

LAMA AND DOG AT TACHIENLU 134

THE GATE OF TIBET 134

A WAYSIDE REST-HOUSE 146

A FORTIFIED POST 146

A ROADSIDE TEA-HOUSE 152

TEA COOLIE CROSSING A SUSPENSION BRIDGE 152

A FARMHOUSE IN CHENGTU PLAIN 162

MEMORIAL ARCH TO A "VIRTUOUS WIDOW," CHENGTU PLAIN 168

THE "REJECTION OF THE BODY" (CLIFF A MILE HIGH), MOUNT OMEI,
WEST SZECHUAN 196

IN THE YANGTSE GORGES 218

TARTAR WALL, PEKING 230

CARAVAN OUTSIDE THE TARTAR WALL 230

A POOR MONGOL FAMILY AND YURT 248

JACK AND HIS LAMA FRIEND 258

MY CARAVAN ACROSS MONGOLIA