[137] From here a road leads direct to the capital, Ch'eng-tu, which can be reached in three stages.

[138] See [Note 13] (p. 421).

[139] See [Note 1] (p. 411).

[140] Three Years in Western China, p. 95.

[141] See [Note 14] (p. 421).

[142] Baber mentions an instance of a coolie who "must have had, at the lowest computation, more than 400 English pounds on his back."

[143] See [Note 15] (p. 422).

[144] Also known as Man Chuang (蠻庄).

[145] See [Note 16] (p. 422).

[146] 內地第一險阻也.