The people did not want to show an intruding outsider their intricate carvings for they were essentially religious items or family heirlooms. He had, at first, to content himself with sketching from a distance.
高教授說：「他們有很多精美的雕刻和器皿，因為富有宗教意義、或是家傳寶物，不肯隨便給外人看。