NOTE 1.–[There were two roads to go from Peking to Shangtu: the eastern
road through Tu-shi-k”ow, and the western (used for the return journey)
road by Ye-hu ling. Polo took this last road, which ran from Peking to
Siuen-te chau through the same places as now; but from the latter town it
led, not to Kalgan as it does now, but more to the west, to a place called
now Shan-fang p?where the pass across the Ye-hu ling range begins. ‘On
both these roads _nabo_, or temporary palaces, were built, as
resting-places for the Khans; eighteen on the eastern road, and twenty-four
on the western.’ (_Palladius_, p. 25.) The same author makes (p. 26) the
following remarks: ‘M. Polo”s statement that he travelled three days from
Siuen-te chau to Chagannor, and three days also from the latter place to
Shang-tu, agrees with the information contained in the “Researches on the
Routes to Shangtu.” The Chinese authors have not given the precise position
of Lake Chagannor; there are several lakes in the desert on the road to
Shangtu, and their names have changed with time. The palace in Chagannor
was built in 1280′ (according to the _Siu t”ung kien_).–H. C.]
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