On the west bank of the river is a fine temple and monastery; and a little above Wang Pow a large rest-house stands boldly out from the trees, and is called Nong Doo Sakan by the Zimmé Shans, and Nong Loo Sakan by the Shans in the British Shan States. In the same way _Loi_, “a mountain,” in British Shan turns to _Doi_ in Zimmé, and in Kampti Shan is _Noi_. The dialectic differences amongst the various tribes of Shans chiefly lie in a change of the first letter of words and in the occasional dropping of the second letter of a double consonant at the commencement of a word. _Ruen_, a house, and _pla_, a fish, in Siamese, become _huen_ and _pa_ in Zimmé and Kampti Shan; _ban_, a village in Siamese and Zimmé dialects, becomes _man_ in Kampti; _chang_, an elephant in Siamese and Zimmé, becomes _tsang_ in British Shan and Kampti; and _ny_ changes into _y_, _kl_ to _kr_, _kh_ to _k_, _k_ to _ch_, and _ch_ into _s_ and _ts_ in various dialects. Most of the Zimmé Shans call Zimmé “Kiang Mai”; the Siamese term it “Chieng Mai.” The Zimmé and British Shans talk of “Kiang Hai”; the Siamese call that place “Chieng Rai.” Nong Doo Sakan was erected at the expense of the villagers, as a work of merit, for the accommodation of travellers journeying along the main road to Muang Haut. It is built entirely of bamboo and thatched with _thek-keh_ grass. Over a stream on the opposite side of the river was a wooden bridge—the first I had seen since leaving Burmah. Continuing our journey through the village of Kweh Chow, we reached the southern mouth of the Meh Hkuang, which enters from the east. Between it and the northern mouth lies Pak Bong, a revenue station of the Shan State of Lapoon.