October 26, 1917 - (continued) Rice and millet were the only crops in evidence. Vegetable gardens of lettuce, turnips, carrots, onions etc. were seen in places. Fruit trees were rare. The pine was planted on dry hills and bordering the villages were some fir trees, cottonwood (poplar) trees, willows, walnuts, several species of acacia. The tree growth was varied compared to the Mukden district where the willow alone grew, but Central China has a much greater floral display. Live stock was largely absent. No pigs, or sheep, or goats whatever were in view; the only common beast was a large pack ox. Horses were rare. Chickens and ducks were also rare. At times we got glimpses of the sea as we skirted the low tidal flats of rivers; in the purple distance mountain ranges were ever in view, blue and clad with some vegetation but seldom by much forest. The hillsides were covered with grass but no stock was visible to crop the herbage. The pack saddle used is a modification of the Chinese and has two large wooden ribs exposed on which the loads are fastened and ride by balance. Just before dark at 5:45pm we passed through the city of Kaijyo, a sea of small thatched huts, many of the roofs brilliant red with drying peppers. Here ginseng is cultivated and some beds were seen covered by straw lattice to protect the precious plants.