CROSSING THE YALUNG RIVERFrontispieceA FLEET OF JUNKSTo face page10SOUTH BANK OF YELLOW RIVER, WITH VIEW OF RAILWAY BRIDGE14A CHINESE "BRAVE"„32A CHINESE WALLED CITY„44CHILDREN OF CHINA„53CHINESE BUDDHIST MONKS IN "UNDRESS"„65CHINESE PLAN WITH AMITABHA BUDDHA AS CENTRAL FIGURE„74"JIM" ON THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT OMEI„102CHINESE PLAN OF MOUNT OMEI, SURMOUNTED BY THE SEAL OF THE MONASTERY OF THE GOLDEN SUMMIT„105TEA-CARRIERS ON THE ROAD TO TACHIENLU„118APPROACH TO TACHIENLU„118VIEW FROM THE "SUMMER PALACE" NEAR TACHIENLU„142CHINESE HALF-RUPEE AND TIBETAN COINS„152REDUCED FACSIMILE OF SILVER PLAQUE WORN BY WOMEN IN THE YALUNG VALLEY„152CLAY VOTIVE TABLETS FROM MULI, WITH MINIATURE BUDDHAS„152EAR-RING WORN BY MO-SO WOMEN OF YUNG-NING„152"THE GATE OF TIBET"„154OCTAGONAL TOWER AT RI WA„170HOUSE OF T'U PAI HU„172THE AUTHOR'S CARAVAN„172A RUSTIC BRIDGE„174TIBETANS OF WESTERN SSUCH'UAN„177MOUNTAIN SCENERY NEAR SIN GO LA„177A HALT ON THE ROAD TO MULI„188MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY ON THE ROAD TO MULI„202THE AUTHOR'S CAMP, 2ND MAY„208RUSTIC BRIDGE CROSSING LITANG RIVER ON THE ROAD TO MULI„210LAMASERY OF MULI„220THE AUTHOR'S MULETEERS, NEAR YUNG-NING„226YUNG-NING„229THE YANGTSE RIVER, NEAR YUNG-NING, ABOVE THE FERRY„236THE YANGTSE RIVER AT THE FERRY„238TALI-FU„260VIEW AT PAGAN, IRRAWADDY RIVER, BURMA„332MONASTERY AT PAGAN, IRRAWADDY RIVER, BURMA„349RUINS AT ANURADHAPURA, CEYLON„354A VILLAGE FAIR IN CHINA, WITH OPEN-AIR THEATRE„356A TEMPLE-THEATRE IN NORTH CHINA„371THE GRAVE OF "JIM", WEIHAIWEI„376MAP—AUTHOR'S ITINERARY FROM HANKOW TO BHAMOAt the End