The Land of the Lamas: Notes of a Journey Through China, Mongolia and TibetCentury Company, 1891 - Broj stranica: 399 |
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... told better than I could possibly do , of its beauty or dreariness , of its resources , of the customs and legendary lore of the people . The route map is a reduction from my survey on a quarter- inch scale , made with prismatic compass ...
... told better than I could possibly do , of its beauty or dreariness , of its resources , of the customs and legendary lore of the people . The route map is a reduction from my survey on a quarter- inch scale , made with prismatic compass ...
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... TOLD IN THE " MANI KAMBUM , " CHAPTER XXXIV .. 355 VII . NOTES ON THE LANGUAGE OF EASTERN TIBET . VIII . ITINERARY , AND BAROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS 361 371 ILLUSTRATIONS CHINESE PILGRIM ON THE ROAD TO LH'ASA Frontispiece SILVER.
... TOLD IN THE " MANI KAMBUM , " CHAPTER XXXIV .. 355 VII . NOTES ON THE LANGUAGE OF EASTERN TIBET . VIII . ITINERARY , AND BAROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS 361 371 ILLUSTRATIONS CHINESE PILGRIM ON THE ROAD TO LH'ASA Frontispiece SILVER.
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... told , that several years ago , a band of rebels , coming from Honan , entered the city quite unexpectedly , but left again after a slight pillage . When they were at some distance , the mandarins , in order to give some substance to ...
... told , that several years ago , a band of rebels , coming from Honan , entered the city quite unexpectedly , but left again after a slight pillage . When they were at some distance , the mandarins , in order to give some substance to ...
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... told me , their books are neither eagerly bought nor carefully read , and I doubt very much if they do any good in this way , an opinion shared by many missionaries in China . The Catholics have a church here , and there are about ...
... told me , their books are neither eagerly bought nor carefully read , and I doubt very much if they do any good in this way , an opinion shared by many missionaries in China . The Catholics have a church here , and there are about ...
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... told by old residents , is fine , and not very cold , slightly misty , with light westerly and northwesterly winds . These climatic conditions extend to the whole val- ley of the Yellow River , west of Lan - chou , and to that of the ...
... told by old residents , is fine , and not very cold , slightly misty , with light westerly and northwesterly winds . These climatic conditions extend to the whole val- ley of the Yellow River , west of Lan - chou , and to that of the ...
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