Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'

CHAPTER XVI

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THE HORSE-DEER OF SHANSI

Wu-Tai-Hai--The "American Legation"--Interior of a North Shansi house--North China villages--The people--"Horse-deer"--The names "wapiti" and "elk"--A great gorge--A rock temple--The hunting grounds furnish a surprise--A huge bull wapiti 219