. A'Chu and other stories. A CHRISTIAN PROCESSION IN. HEATHEN CHINA HIGHEST POINT IN CHINA S GREAT WALL 130 ONE HOUR IN A NATIVE VILLAGE THIS one hour was the last one before supper timein a missionarys home. The village was San-li-tien,one hundred miles and more north of Hankow. Thename sounds more like directions on a country guide-board than the name of a village, for it really means three li from the city. When the missionarys wife remarked that there wasleft one hour before supper, and asked how we wouldlike to spend that time, a walk through the villagewas proposed. This was our firs
. A'Chu and other stories. A CHRISTIAN PROCESSION IN. HEATHEN CHINA HIGHEST POINT IN CHINA S GREAT WALL 130 ONE HOUR IN A NATIVE VILLAGE THIS one hour was the last one before supper timein a missionarys home. The village was San-li-tien,one hundred miles and more north of Hankow. Thename sounds more like directions on a country guide-board than the name of a village, for it really means three li from the city. When the missionarys wife remarked that there wasleft one hour before supper, and asked how we wouldlike to spend that time, a walk through the villagewas proposed. This was our first day in tour through its streets would give us a generalimpression of the place, and make it easier to fit inthe details as we became acquainted with them duringour stay. In this way we hoped to get in mind a fairlycomplete picture of a Chinese village and its people. Very well, replied our lady, we will take thechildren with us, and walk around the village insidethe wall. There are only about seventy families living inthe village, she explained, as we
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