| 1 | Determined to take over Fancheng City, Guan refused to retreat. | |
| 2 | When we arrived, we were installed in a comfortable guesthouse in Fanch'eng's twin city of Hsiangyang, across the Han River. | |
| 3 | Sun Qian arranged to move the populace across the river, and Mi Zhu escorted the families of the officials to Fan. | |
| 4 | Diplomat's daughter, 17-year-old Hsiao Chou took leave from the army to accompany the author's party to Fanch'eng. | |
| 5 | In Fanch'eng I learned the truth of the old adage, "Poverty is a state of mind. " While visiting a commune, we were taken to see the peasants' houses. |