Tibet; The Country and Its Inhabitants (9781230441801)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III EXPLORATIONS OF 1894 FROM THE NAM CHO TO JYERKUNDO From the Nam Cho to Nagchu; the sources of the Salwen--Nagchu--We set out for Sining--Basin of the Upper Salwen; an unknown route from Lhasa to Tasienlu--The Ponbo Tibetans--Sources of the Blue River--Sources of the Mekong--Tachi Gompa; hostile monks; a great Tibetan fair--The exploration of the basin of the Upper Mekong continued--Jyerkundo; hostility of the monks; the agents of the Chinese government. While Dutreuil de Rhins proceeded towards Nagchu by the direct road, I set about accompanying the chief lama to the foot of the Dam Larghan La. This was a slight favour which was not obtained without difficulty and the risk of reopening the whole question; but we had insisted on it in order to be able to connect our route exactly with that of M. Bonvalot. I camped, in the evening, at the extreme point reached by the latter traveller. All day long, we had horrible weather, heavy mists on the mountains and the lake, hail, snow, a biting wind and a penetrating cold. "See! " said the lama. "The spirits of the lake are weeping because you have troubled its serenity!" "No," I replied, "they are weeping over our departure." He deigned to smile at my poor joke. This chief lama, for that matter, was a good, gentle, easy-going creature. We talked long and far into the night. He told me that he was happy to have met us, because people who knew each other better learnt to esteem each other more; that the prejudices which nations entertain against one another disappear with their ignorance of one another; that he had now a better idea of what Europeans were like; that he would keep a kindly remembrance of us and particularly of Dutreuil de Rhins, who was a little plain-spoken, it was true, ...
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- 189 x 246 x 6mm | 227g
- 12 Sep 2013
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- English
- Illustrations, black and white
- 1230441808
- 9781230441801
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