It is, however, only a remnant of the old city, acres of houses having been destroyed during the insurrection, when for three years, it is said, Imperialists and Mohammedans were contending for its possession.

There is a telegraph station in the town.

The streets are broad and well-paved, the inns large, and the temples flourishing.

One fortunate circumstance the traveller will notice in Yungchang--there is a marked diminution in the number of cases of goitre.

And the diminution is not confined to the town, but is apparent from this point right on to Burma.
Long after our arrival in Yungchang my opium-eating coolie "Bones" had not come, and we had to wait for him in anger and annoyance.