Detail from the index map for Innermostasia - map sheets 40, 42, 45, 47 - this shows the Etsin-gol flowing northeast from Mao-mei past Khara-khoto to terminal lakes near the border with Mongolia. It shows sections of the Han wall west of Mao-mei and north of Yu-men-hsien. Stein was unable to visit the area between these sections. It shows ruined forts at Mao-mei, Chin-t'a and Yu-men-hsien and Stein's routes between these locations. |