'Mountainous areas, we knew, lay between us and or' next stop, Yen-tangshan (the Mountain of Wild Geese Lake), but we hoped to reach there by nigatfoll. We were unprepared, however, for the height and the number of ihe mountain passes. There were two before Linhal and three after, winding and twisting up the mountainsides, hairpin curves, sharp bends, roads turning back on themselves at a 90-degree angle. From the heights we looked down' into valleys yellow with rice that was ripe. On the terraces sweet potatoes, rice, and beans are' the principal crops, We raced with time because we had been told along the road that the Linbai (almost to the sea) ferry was dependent upon the tide and that we must reach by 3 O'clock. Arrive we did at 215, going to the bus station to purchase 9 Licket and retracing our steps a little way to the grassy branch road leading to the ferry. We found that the tide schedule we had clipped. from the "North-Citina Dally News" was exactly right and g walt of two hours was necessary. At 530 we got under way, the ferry men poling us across the shallow, sandy stream. The current was strong and the landing on the opposite shore was precarious. It'was 6 o'clock and mists had des-ended with the darkness. We had
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