Category: Travel Writing
Caravan of Khalkha Tartars--Son of the King of 13 Koukou-Noor--Sandara the Bearded--Two thousand Oxen are stolen from the Houng-Mao-Eul, or Long Hairs--Fearful Tumult at Tang-Keou-Eul--Description and character of the Long Hairs--Feasts of the First Day of the Year--Departure...
Aspect of the Koukou-Noor--Tribes of Kolos--Chronicle of the Origin of the Blue Sea--Description and March of the Great Caravan--Passage of the Pouhain Gol--Adventures of the Al...
18. CHAPTER IX.Glance at Tsiamdo--War between the Living Buddhas--We meet a small Caravan--Calcareous Mountains--Death of the Mandarin Pey--The great chief Proul-Tamba--Visit to the Castle of...
17. CHAPTER VIII.Chinese account of Thibet--Mountain of Loumma-Ri--Arrival at Ghiamda--Visit of two military Mandarins--Accident on a wooden bridge--The unicorn--Passage of a glacier--Appearance...
15. CHAPTER VI.Visit of Five Spies--Appearance before the Regent--Ki-Chan makes us undergo an Examination--Supper at the expense of the Government--A night of imprisonment with the Regent--Con...
10. CHAPTER I.Caravan of Khalkha-Tartars--Son of the King of Koukou-Noor--Sandara the Bearded--Two thousand Oxen are stolen from the Houng-Mao-Eul, or Long Hairs--Fearful Tumult at Tang-Keou-...
16. CHAPTER VII.Notice of Moorcroft the English Traveller--Routes between Lha-Ssa and Europe--Discussion with the Chinese Ambassador--Contest between the Regent and Ki-Chan about us--Our expuls...
14. CHAPTER V.Lodgings in a Thibetian House--Appearance of Lha-Ssa--Palace of the Tale-Lama--Picture of the Thibetians--Monstrous Toilet of the Women--Industrial and Agricultural productions...
11. CHAPTER II.Marvellous birth of Tsong-Kaba--His preparation for the Apostleship--He departs for the West--His interview with the Grand Lama of Thibet--He reforms the Lamanesque worship--Num...
12. CHAPTER III.Aspect of the Lamasery of Tchogortan--Contemplative Lamas--Lama Herdsmen--The "Book of the Forty-two Points of Instruction, delivered by Buddha"--Extract from the Chinese Annals...
9. CHAPTER IX.Glance at Tsiamdo--War between two Living Buddhas--We meet 268 a small Caravan--Calcareous Mountains--Death of the Mandarin Pey--The great chief Proul-Tamba--Visit to the Castle...
6. CHAPTER VI.Visit of Five Spies--Appearance before the Regent--Ki-Chan 166 makes us undergo an Examination--Supper at the expense of the Government--A night of imprisonment with the Regent-...
7. CHAPTER VII.Notice of Moorcroft the English Traveller--Routes between 201 Lha-Ssa and Europe--Discussion with the Chinese Ambassador--Contest between the Regent and Ki-Chan about us--Our ex...
4. CHAPTER IV.Aspect of the Koukou-Noor--Tribes of Kolos--Chronicle of 98 the Origin of the Blue Sea--Description and March of the Great Caravan--Passage of the Pouhain-Gol--Adventures of the...
3. CHAPTER III.Aspect of the Lamasery of Tchogortan--Contemplative 72 Lamas--Lama Herdsmen--The "Book of the Forty-two Points of Instruction, delivered by Buddha"--Extract from the Chinese Ann...
2. CHAPTER II.Marvellous birth of Tsong-Kaba--His preparation for the 46 Apostleship--He departs for the West--His interview with the Grand Lama of Thibet--He reforms the Lamanesque worship--...
5. CHAPTER V.Lodgings in a Thibetian House--Appearance of 137 Lha-Ssa--Palace of the Tale-Lama--Picture of the Thibetians--Monstrous Toilet of the Women--Industrial and Agricultural producti...
1. CHAPTER I.Caravan of Khalkha Tartars--Son of the King of 13 Koukou-Noor--Sandara the Bearded--Two thousand Oxen are stolen from the Houng-Mao-Eul, or Long Hairs--Fearful Tumult at Tang-Ke...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Chinese account of Thibet--Mountain of Loumma-Ri--Arrival 232 at Ghiamda--Visit of two Military Mandarins--Accident on a wooden bridge--The Unicorn--Passage of a Glacier--Appear...