By sacx.
Youwe Kungyu, Sikong, Oct. 27.
In an isolated' spot in Sikons. weathered out in an area of about thirty miles and situated about 100 miles northeast of Tachienlu, stands 2 group of tiny villages called Kung-yn. So insignificant is this small group of villages that, according to the natives, the last visit of any foreigner or missionary was made exactly 29 years ago. Three weeks igo we came from Tachienlu to Invade the virgin forests of Kungyu for specimens of the Himalayan Impeyan Pheasant (lophophorus impeyanns), species that makes its home in this part of the country. The Impeyan or Monel pheasant can sately be described as one of the most beautiful peasants in existence, but it is also tone of the hardest to capture alive; {in fact, this feat probably has never been achieved by collector or scient-Ast before, and it was with this purpose In mind that we first started Out: for Kungyu, Communists Approaching To this peaceful little village in Sikong news came very suddenly on October 18, that the Communists were approaching. This terrified everyone and set the entire community into action. Soon the whole Tandseape seemed to be moving. During the day. cows, piss, sheep and other domesticated animals fol-Towed each other in a long process sion into. the wooded ravines, night, lights dotted the blanket of darkness, moving mysteriously wavering lines all over the hillside. The natives lost _no time in hiding what tle they possessed. One woman carried an enormous ao, oF fron pot over her head: liber most precious possess not want to leave it behind for the Reds or defeated soldiers to destroy. Another family, being short of hands, failed to hide their three ttle pies and ur cows in time, all of which shot down and eaten by the defeated soldiers.
And yet these natives are not half pathetic and miserable as. those: pouring through Kungyu everyday, from Shuching, Damba and northern cities which the Communists have Fecently captured. There war time nor strength for them to carry their earthly belongings with them. Among the refutees are many old women with small bound feet earry= ing infants on their backs: on the other hand, there are many vounsstery who have become separated from their parents and are waiting in vain for them to oppon
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