Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
Page 9
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Transcription
"Stopped in a small hillside + dried in a small temple. Before reaching this place we found by a small lake in which several fishing Canoe, were seen. The shore in place, was planted to lotus which were in flower, some white, others pinkish & very gorgeous with the setting of the green canker leaves. Few grebes were seen in the lake but no ducks or swan birds, the seas being too early for them. On either borders of our field grew many small poppies in flower, a small creeping net. Formerly the man was planted to poppies where corn is now grown. Don't no mention came to year.