LAKES NEAR NINGPO 191 



All around there were high hills and 

 mountains, and as there had not been much 

 rain the water in the lakes was clear and 

 the bottom could be easily seen covered 

 with the grass the ducks are so fond of. 

 The sides of many of the hills and moun- 

 tains were terraced and beautifully cultivat- 

 ed and the industrious farmers were busy 

 at work. Sometimes I could see an entire 

 hillside, green with vegetable growth, 

 reflected in the water. So clear could 

 all this be seen that it looked as if 

 the farmers who were moving about 

 between the turnip and cabbage rows were 

 walking on the bottom of the lakes. There 

 are several villages built on the narrow 

 plains which separate the hills from the 

 water, but the inhabitants are peacefully 

 disposed and the shooter can easily buy 

 all the vegetables, eggs, and chickens he 

 may need. I have been shooting on the 

 lakes for several seasons and have always 

 found the natives friendly. The best sweet 

 potatoes I have seen in China were grown 

 on a small island in the lakes. The 

 principal products are vegetables, which 

 are sold in the Ningpo city markets, and 

 early every morning the creeks leading 



