Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
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years ago on the court of the temple were planted mulberry trees but now silks culture is done in this part of China the silk being derived from the Canton district chiefly. [22] During the morning took a little [illegible] viewing photo's of the mothers packing up + camp scenes at the temple generally, also some of the whole caravan passing thru the south gate. We left at noon for T'ai-ji, at six lemon (the south end of) the lake we stopped for minute & had tea with the salt commissioner.