Letters from the Far East . The following Friday we took a trip by chair tothe caves, about twenty-five li from Kinhwa. The scenery here, as we ascended the mountainwhere the caves are located, was grand beyond de-scription. Here again we saw the pink and yellowazaleas, and also the purple wisterias. A rapid streamran down the gorge, and various waterfalls added tothe picturesqueness of the scenery. 64 LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST The day was hot, but the cave, when we reached it,delightfully cool. It was as large as many a city church, and con-tained a pool of water. On one side were some rudely
Letters from the Far East . The following Friday we took a trip by chair tothe caves, about twenty-five li from Kinhwa. The scenery here, as we ascended the mountainwhere the caves are located, was grand beyond de-scription. Here again we saw the pink and yellowazaleas, and also the purple wisterias. A rapid streamran down the gorge, and various waterfalls added tothe picturesqueness of the scenery. 64 LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST The day was hot, but the cave, when we reached it,delightfully cool. It was as large as many a city church, and con-tained a pool of water. On one side were some rudelycarved images of Buddha and the remains of the josswhich had been burned before them. Here in the coolness, away from the sun and heat,we rested and had a picnic dinner. Some of our party went on farther up the mountain,to another cave; but as it was impossible for thechairs to go any farther, and the climb was a hardone, we remained with some of the others in thisplace. It was a long trip, but we would not have missed View on the Way to the Caves LETTER NO. XVI SUNDAY, May 5, we took a chair ride of abouttwelve li, to our oldest outstation, that is Li TangHsia. The day was perfect, being bright and sunny, butnot hot. Our way led out of the city, across the stonebridge which spanned the river, into the country. Wepassed fields of waving wheat and barley (the wintercrop), and of the young tender rice just growing upout of the mud and water (for rice always has to beplanted in water); passed wild roses, morning-glories,buttercups, and many other flowers. The southernmountains rose before us in their grandeur, and thesky was blue above. After about two hours, we drew near to the place;which fact was made known to us by the pastors com-ing out to meet us: a very common custom in Chinawhen one is expecting guests. This church was started about fifty years ago, andhas something like forty members. The building is old and dilapidated; the room in-side about sixteen by twenty feet
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