11 The morning we had a clear sky & a bracing north wind so I took along stroll to the race course west of the Bluff. A magnificent view of Hengyian was greeted me from the high ground on which the course is laid. The mountain formed up clearly being visible down to its very base showing well the even & regular slope from summit to base. A more regular & symmetrical mountain is not to be found anywhere else on the earth! The snow of yesterday extended for more than one mile, white field lying at the base at only 2050 feet altitude I should judge. The whole upper half is now a white sheet of snow which will remain I suppose until Spring. Beyond the racecourse