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China. But this 7,000 miles of railways form merely a pioneer line. In order to develop this virgin continent properly, more railways have to be constructed. Therefore in this plan, namely, the Extension of the Northwestern Railway System, I propose the following lines:
- a. The Dolon Nor-Kiakata line.
- b. The Kalgan-Urga-Tannu Ola line.
- c. The Suiyuan-Uliassutai-Kobdo line.
- d. The Tsingpien-Tannu Ola line.
- e. The Suchow-Kobdo line.
- f. The Northwestern Frontier line.
- g. The Tihwa or Urumochi-Ulankom line.
- h. The Gaskhiun-Tannu Ola line.
- i. The Uliassutai-Kiakata line.
- j. The Chensi or Barkul-Urga line.
- k. The Suchow-Urga line.
- 1. The Desert Junction-Kerulen line.
- m. The Khobor-Kerulen-Chikatobo line.
- n. The Wuyuan-Taonan line.
- o. The Wuyuan-Dolon Nor line.
- p. The Yenki-Ili line.
- q. The Ili-Hotien line.
- r. The Chensi-Kashgar line and its branches.
a. The Dolon Nor-Kiakata Line
This line starts from Dolon Nor and proceeds in a northwesterly direction, following the caravan road across the vast pasture to Khorkho, Kuoto, and
