Of the twelve townships downstream from the Riverton River, apart from Luoshan Town and a few townships near the Xinhe County seat, the mountainous townships were largely similar: basically lacking an industrial base, with many mountains and little arable land, and the lives of the people were extremely difficult. However, they were all good places to grow medicinal herbs. After listening to Town Executive Jim Hu and Mayor Zhao Wei's reports, Ethan Cole didn't offer much comment, but instead visited several nearby administrative villages and found that the lives of the mountain people were indeed very impoverished.
In the afternoon, he went to Huangze Township without stopping. Over the next few days, Ethan Cole basically traveled all over the area. The backward transportation and lack of
