'A special field of General Hung's constructive ability was the laying! Jout of grounds over the Gourd Hill, st whose foot lies the West Lake, broad strip of water under the City wall, He constructed paths ever it, laid out recreation grounds, fand imported thousands of tree-cuttings which he planted all over the hill, Much of the work was done by his own men, and under his personal supervision. It was his hobby, and nothing could keep him from walking daily over the place. All visiters were taken over it, and invitced to make suggestions. It was in an amphitheatre of the hills thus laid out that he constructed a small pond with an island in the middle, ud on that erected his own statue Although he insisted that he lived only for the days this statue patheically displayed the man's desire for a lasting memorial. He showed, too, either a curious religious things or a cynical desire to appeal to the populace by their means. A Buddist mission visited the City from Japan. Hung entertained them, and then was initiated; them into the priesthood, taking jeare to be photographed in his priest's robes. At the same time he built a Temple to the God Of! War crowning his newly laid out]
Love of Adventure is later years he was undoubtedly tired of war and adventure. Moreover he quarrelled with erection of barracks! for his troops. He saw that permanent barracks would relieve the people of having to find billets for the troops, but when financial stringency compelled the abandonment of the plan he sulked, and never gave hhis support whole-heartedly to Ch'en Chiung-ming again. It was however his undoing. He position was based on force and adventure, and he could not as he desired settle on
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