At 3 P.M. we reached Tang Tchen Lake. The railroad climbs the steep mountain overlooking the lake some 100 feet above the water. Here the mountain side are grassy with small bushes, and wild flowers seen anywhere The RR reaches its greatest height here 7 000 feet. The first sight of the lake of Yunnan is seen thru apple orchards & areas fields of green flowers & millet. On the road bordering the RR many carts pulled by oxen were on their way to the city. Pack trains of mules & horses were also passed. In places the roads were lined by tall cypress trees. Groves of apples, peaches & rice fields made up the landscape. After we reached the city of Yunnan for at 5 P.M. The area is built on the hills until extend in a quadrangle around the whole town. There are dozens of light bridges or hundred bridges.