Ningpo to Shanghai in 1857/The Dung-ling to the Nan-kae-ling
Farther down the pass, a beautiful place among the hills, is the hospitable village of Le-shuet-sun of 300 families, and a short distance up the glen is the Ka-yuen-sze a small monastery of five priests. Umbrageously sheltered, it is a dwelling which in the greatest of heats of summer possesses a delicious coolness. The Superior, by the name of Che-yuen, is remarkably attentive to foreigners. Pumice stone, said to have been procured from neighbouring hills, is exhibited here, from which it may be inferred that the region is volcanic.
A mile from the Ka-yuen-sze is the Nae-kae-ling, a pass, marking the boundary between the Yu-hong and Ling-haen districts, and a lē and a half beyond it, is Nieu-kwo-deo, the residence of two or three families—Ning-kwo-deo, a lē further on in a westerly direction, is another dwelling place of three or four families. The roads in this quarter are nicely laid out with rough pebbles.