When they arrived there they learned that the wife of Li Hsien-nien, the Communists '" Vice Premier, "had brought along a flock of aides and officials to visit the arches, and the general public wasn't allowed in, so they decided to look in at the neighboring village instead, which happened to be Tangmo.
車抵歙縣東向的冷水鋪，他們才聽說中共「國家副主席」李先念的太太，帶了一批「政協委員」來參觀牌樓，順便開會，一般遊客因此不得其門而入。兩人於是轉往鄰村唐模。