Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-06-03


not find out. There was also an old
pagoda about 1000 years old, so we
were informed by our guide. 1t be-
ing so old and dilapidated in con-
struction we were not allowed to en-
ter and personally l did not care, for
it looked as though strong wind
would blow it down.
Here we turned in our steps and
, returned by way of the temple. AS
we passed through l noticed in one
: corner was a young Chinese maid
bowling before a small god. Just as
! looked she was blowing out some
candles. did not remain to see
what she would next do. The old
: man in the corner was still there
reading (out loud to himself) and
pounding the table with the hammer.
AS we entered the grounds in front
of the temple small Chinese boy
Joined our crowd. He became very
interested in what we were. there for
and therefore took upon himself the
duties of assisting our guide in ex-
planning matters.
We were directed to go up on a
small hill. On the way. up we passed
over a small arch bridge, about fifty
feet below was small stream of
water. In the middle of the bridge
was two round holes. Here the boy
began his part by explaining to US
what the holes were there for. He
did this in very clever way, but in
Chinese and of course we could not
understand anything he said, but he
was clever enough to use his hands
in the explanation and by this means
| gathered that in the olden days,
when the temple was in activity, these
holes were used to draw water
through from the stream below.
When we reached the summit of
the little hill our friend Howe de-
cided to experiment with some Chi
nese fire crackers, which he had pur-
chased on our way from the "Foo
Chu Tab San Pagoda." After our
guide had demonstrated how it was
done, for the Chinese fire crackers
are not like those of America with
the fuse on the end, these had their
fuse on the side and when lighted
the powder explodes and part of ii
flies into the air and another explo-
sion takes place. Howe tried one
or two and then we descended to
where we ha dleft our donkeys, but
not before had made some pictures,
for that was my part of the trip and
tour.
Here we had a fuss with the small
boy because he wanted some money |
for his services. i gave an argument,
for | did not feel that he deserved it |
for we did not hire him. After Civ |
ing an argument, as l generally do |
with the Chinese, for i enjoy argu-
ing with them, | gave the boy 20 |
cent mex and he was satisfied. We |
were then off for the "Lie Yuen
Garden"
Our course of travel this time car
ried us through the fields, just the
thing was mostly interested in, for
am always interested in the agri-
part of a country.
Their fields are very much like our
own. Similar to the way our truck
farming is done. The vegetation is
planted in small beds and worked |
with the hands Irrigation is their
main source of water supply, so all |
along the route we could see irriga-
ton bitches. Here no one loafs, the
young as we'll as the old, labor from |
early morn till late at night in the
fields. LIS
We arrived at the "Liu Yuen Gar
den" about 2:45., Before entering
we had to pay a small fee of about !
10 cent mex each, which included |
the guide. The garden is the most |
gorgeous place was ever in. Flow
ers were blooming and their fragrant |
smells were pleasantly received every
where. In this garden everything |
imaginable, for pleasure, could be
had. A place for idle conversation,
place to sit and enjoy social tea
and places to sit and be comfortable,
alone, in the nice fresh air. Cages
were around in places where once in
years gone past animals were kept,
similar to our zoos now in the states.
There were also places to worship.
While walking around through this
garden we encountered stairs which
had to BE ascended. These stairs, or
rather steps, were in zig-zag course.
This is done SO the Chinese supersti-
tion goes, that the devil might not
follow them, for they say the evil
spirit can only go in straight direc-
ton.
When we had finished our tour of
the beautiful garden we returned to
our donkeys and were soon back to
the Railway Hotel, for the garden
was the last, place we had time to
visit and it was getting late.
When we arrived at the hotel our