From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows A Narrative of a Journey by Sledge over the Snows of European Russia and Siberia, by Caravan Through Mongolia, Across the Gobi Desert and the Great Wall, and by Mule Palanquin Through China to Pekin

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FROM THE GREAT WALL TO TCHAH TAO.

First view of China proper--Last Russian hospitality--The Palankeen--The streets of Kalkann--Travelling along the Great Wall--The Secret Societies--Chinese art--How order is maintained--Origin of the tress--How the titles of Chinese nobility become extinct 362