Annotated Map of Tribal Regions in Sichuan's Southwest, 1920

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Title
Annotated Map of Tribal Regions in Sichuan's Southwest, 1920 See all items with this value
Caption
The Tribes Country Southwest of Chengtu See all items with this value
Identifier
MAP_007
Description
The map shows tribal territories in Western Sichuan as missionaries understood them before 1920. The portions labelled "Wasze" are where Wassu hunters were successful in capturing live baby pandas for foreign buyers, including David Crockett Graham, Frank Dickinson, Walter Small, Daniel Dye and others. See all items with this value
Commentary
In addition to a few major cities for orientation, the annotated locations are as follows:
1. Caopoxiang (T’ao Pai or Chaopo)
2. Maoshuizi (Mao Shin Tze)
3. Niutoushangou (Niu T’eo or Shan Cow’s Head Pass)
4. Wolongguan (Wo Long Kuan)
5. Meixing (Mowkung)
6. Dengsheng (Tenseng, at Pa Lang Pass) See all items with this value
Creator
Annotations by Cory Willmott
Date Created
1920
Location
Caopoxiang (T’ao Pai or Chaopo) See all items with this value
Maoshuizi (Mao Shin Tze) See all items with this value
Niutoushangou (Niu T’eo or Shan Cow’s Head Pass) See all items with this value
Wolongguan (Wo Long Kuan) See all items with this value
Meixing (Mowkung) See all items with this value
Dengsheng (Tenseng, at Pa Lang Pass) See all items with this value
Event
1938 Trip to Wolong and Pandora the Panda
Original Format
Printed in book.
Provenance
Willmott Family Archives See all items with this value
Access Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2025-12-30
Contributor
Cory Willmott
Type
Map
Published In
Frederick Clarke Stephenson, ed. Our West China Mission. Toronto: The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, Young People’s Forward Movement, 1920
Media
MAP_007 Our West China mission Tribes map p 157.jpg
Resource class
Image