Sining. Memorial building built by officials and guilds in memory of Ma Ch'i, former governor.

Sian, Shensi

Sian, Shensi. Ahungs, Christian & Moslems.

Man at top of stairs leading to gong bei of Bu Hading

Men and boys praying in a mosque

Sian, Shensi. Site of the first mosque in China.

Na Hsiao-chang (principal at the college)

Muslim man

Man at entrance to gong bei

Five men holding a framed scroll

A good picture of a pre-war cassock [sic] saddle.

At the ferry. A Tibetan flintlock.

At the ferry. We are over!! The animals come off first. A bit of gorge scenery.

Shunhwa, Tsinghai. Capital of the Salar country.

Our ferry. Shantsz on right rear. We crossed the mountain later.

Along Sining River Valley. Delicious cold mien?!! Muleteers snatching a bite while their caravan slowly pushes westward.

In the Great Hsia. Exterior [of inn]. A private recitation of the Koran in Arabic by Dr. Z..

In the Great Hsia. A barren stretch of road along & above the Sining R.

Tsinghai or Koko Nor. Looking up the Ch'uan K'o Valley, a Moslem stronghold, toward Payung Rung. Mr. Harris in foreground.

Tsinghai or Koko Nor. An Obo. Entering Siang-tang. Just west of Tatung R.