Category: Travel Writing
During an expedition made in Central Asia and Northern China in the years 1906-1908 I had the opportunity of spending some days among the Sarö and Shera Yögurs, two small tribes which under the common name of "Huang-fan" (the yellow barbarians) inhabit the northern reaches of...
The dignity of t'umu which in Yögur is called _nujun_ is hereditary and carries with it the right of wearing a Chinese mandarin button. A _t'umu_ acts as judge, adjusts taxes, a...
1. Part 1During an expedition made in Central Asia and Northern China in the years 1906-1908 I had the opportunity of spending some days among the Sarö and Shera Yögurs, two small tribes...
2. Part 2In childbirth, the women kneel, and are assisted by women only, the husband not being present. The navel string is severed with a pair of scissors by an old woman, often the gra...
4. Part 4The winter sun is late in penetrating the mountain valleys, which is perhaps the reason the Yögurs also are late in the mornings. As soon as they rise, tea is made in a big kett...