XXXVI The Salween ferry at Lu-k'ou 228

Shan village in the foot-hills of the Salween Valley near

Hwei-p'o »

XXXVII Looking down into the Salween Valley from the Salween-

Shweli Divide near Hwei-p'o 24°

Chain and wood bridge over the Shweli (eastern

branch) near Kai-t'ou ....■•»
XXXVIII The Yang-tze in the arid region, looking south from

near Batang ........ 262

The Salween in the arid region, below La-kor-ah . „

XXXIX The Salween forests in summer, Mekong-Salween

Divide, 8000 feet . . . . . . .270

The Salween forests in winter, Mekong-Salween Divide,

12,000 feet . „



MAPS



I Key Map. Showing the relation of the region traversed to

China, Tibet, Burma, and Assam. (The figures refer to

the large scale sketch maps) ...... 4

II Sketch map to illustrate the route from T'eng-yueh to

Wei-hsi, and the return journey through the tribal country.
[Chapters II and III; XV and XVI] . . . .11

III Map to illustrate journey from A-tun-tsi to the Salween and

back. (Scale: 4 miles to the inch. By courtesy of the
Royal Geographical Society) . . . . . -52

IV Sketch map to illustrate journeys (i) round A-tun-tsi, (ii) to the

Salween, and (iii) to the Yang-tze. {Chapters V to IX;

XI to XV] 69

V Sketch map to illustrate journeys to and from Batang.
[Chapters IX to XI] Ilr



CHAPTER I

THE CALL OF THE RED GODS

On my return from Western China in September, 1910,
I settled down to humdrum life with every prospect of
becoming a quiet and respectable citizen of Shanghai.
