Chengchow, Honan. From one meeting to another.

The Sian road. Marooned for the night.

The Sian road. A trick - the universal language.

Kehtsikung. The Salar shrine. Five times a day ""Allahu akhba[r]"" - God is great - sounds from this tower.

Kehtsikung. The Salar shrine. The minaret.

Sian. Gate, said to be, of the compound of ancient Nestorian Church. Once inside city, now outside West Gate.

Sian. (Compound of ancient Nestorian Church). Dr. Zwemer standing at east end of the church.

Sian. (Compound of ancient Nestorian Church). Mr. Englund (left) on S.W. corner. Dr. Z. on N.W. corner. Taken from N.E. corner.

Entering a small walled village near mouth of Sining River. 5:30 a.m.

Tsinghai. A loess wall under construction. Earth is packed to height of 10' and if necessary loess sun dried bricks added for height. Good for many 10s of years.

Lanchow. The C.I.M. Church.

Sian to Tungkwan. The loess breaks.

Sian to Tungkwan. The village which sheltered us on the way west.

Mohammedan Sian. The Great West Mosque. First in China. The entrance.

Yu Wang. Kumpei near Yu Wang.

Wei River Valley - W. Shensi. Two pagodas, Hsinping, Shensi.

Along the highways and byways of East Kansu. Early spring near Kungmenchen.

Chiang Chia Ch'uan, Kansu. The city and valley from the N.E.

Chiang Chia Ch'uan, Kansu. The city from the hill to the north.

Chiang Chia Ch'uan, Kansu. Looking N. toward Hsuan Hua Kang.