The diary of Edmund Heller, October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918 : covering his return trip from the First Asiatic Expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History
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city. We had a pleasant ride through the crisp cold air in a Ford car of growing insects. The trip by train was over level fields which were being plowed for wheat or winter crops. On the distance at starting could be seen a Pagoda topping a hill + Nearby the Summer Palace on another hill. 1 From here we reach Manchurian city, from this point rugged mountains came in view. The station of Ching Feng Chiao was on place of interception for the pass. Before reaching this station we had passed by tunnel under the Great Wall which could be seen topping the hills in a zigzag course. After tubing tipping at Ching Feng Chiao we walked to the Pao Kane Qiao