During the past few days are not Chinese ball in appearance none of them are dark eyed? Many carry Dust in centers with small slate nose & fine mouths. The women here pursues their foreheads with silver bands, & ornaments the ears with silver pendants of turquoise, all dresses indigo blue, as quite affect grand stands within the temple all blue except a few two in white. (21) We departed from our temple at Lung-ai at sunrise (6 A.M.) in clear and weather! Our road climbed up a steep ravine with its precipitous walls, the summit about 8,000 feet & the mountain top 10,000 feet. The sides of the ravine