The people of Wuyanling often looked after me well and treated me as one of their own family members. They helped me solve most of the difficulties I met, gave me a relatively comfortable room to live in and served me warm food. However, other Chinese fieldworkers may not have these advantages. They have to sleep outside in tents, waging struggles against the dark, cold and dampness and threat of wild animals. They may make their own food or eat cold food.
Gastric diseases are quite common among Chinese fieldworkers.
At last, I want to express my thanks here to the people of Wuyanling Natural Reserve and those who helped me during my eighteen months of fieldwork.