[Illustration:  HUA MIAO WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Basket on woman’s back shows general method of transportation in the hilly country inhabited by this fascinating tribe.]

[Illustration:  WASH DAY AMONG THE CHILDREN

Scene in the school grounds of the mission at Tongch’uanfu, the “City of the Eastern Streams”—­and a very happy little band they are.]

[Illustration:  TWO DAYS OUT FROM YUNG-CH’ANG-FU

An almost everyday scene in the western part of China—­China’s
“Switzerland”—­on the main road from Chung-king to Upper Burma.]

[Illustration:  THE ITINERANT NECROMANCER

Predicted the disappearance of the author in five days; was himself found dead in village in three days.]

[Illustration:  COPPER KETTLE LANE IN YUeN-NAN-FU

Copper is supposed to be a government monopoly, yet there is always abundance of copper here!  One of the most interesting streets in all China.]

[Illustration:  AUTHOR’S CARAVAN FOUR DAYS FROM JOURNEY’S END

And a snapshot of the bridge said by Chinese “to be possessed of a demon!”—­ because it ate up so much money in public subscription, and yet was never in repair!]

[Illustration:  TYPICAL SINGLE-SPAN BRIDGE OF INLAND CHINA.

Engineers say that China possesses bridges of more varied design than any other country.]

[Illustration:  Top left—­Hua Miao, all men, of North-eastern Yuen-nan.  Top right—­Ch’in Miao, men, of Kweichow.  Bottom left—­Three Heh Miao—­all women.  Bottom right—­Hua Miao—­two women have their hair done up in shape of horn to denotes that they are married; others man.]

[Illustration:  A REAL ABORIGINAL FEAST

The man on the left scowled in anger as the Author snapped his picture—­otherwise, all were happy.  For them an exceptional feast, not an everyday affair.]

[Illustration:  WHERE EAST MEETS WEST

Playfellows in Far Interior China.  The little white girl is the daughter of a missionary in Sui-fu, Szech’uan, where picture was taken on porch of mission residence.]

[Illustration:  BEAUTIFUL TONG-CH’UANFU IN YUeN-NAN

The city in which the Author rested for several months when his right arm was broken; situated between two high ranges, Tongch’uanfu Valley is extremely beautiful.]

[Illustration:  TWO VERY PRACTICAL WOMEN

Though their tribes have lived on same range of mountains “for eighty centuries,” they speak different languages and lead different life generally. (One carries baby.)]

[Illustration:  IN UNSURVEYED AND LITTLE-TRODDEN YUeN-NAN

Picture shows into what a dilapidated condition the roads are allowed to get; off courier roads, this is what you get.]

[Illustration:  IGNORANCE AND POVERTY

Characteristic specimens of poor tribes found in wild areas off the beaten path in the province of Yuen-nan; their food is rarely above famine conditions.]