Mount Omi and Beyond - A Record of Travel on the Thibetan Border

Klappentext An account of Archibald John Little's travels through the Szechuan province of China to the Tibetan border, published in 1901. Zusammenfassung Complete with a map and fifteen black and white photos! this work by Archibald John Little recounts the British travellers' journey from Chongqing in the Chinese province of Szechuan to the Tibetan border! by way of Mount Omi. It was published in London in 1901. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Chungking to the Brine Wells River; 2. The Brine Wells; 3. From Tsz' Lui Ching to Kiating Fu; 4. At the foot of Mount Omi; 5. On the sacred mountain's side; 6. On Omi's summit; 7. Through the wilderness and by the Tung River; 8. Up the Sai King Shan, or Dry Prayer Books Mountain; 9. Ancient Lololand; 10. The Thibetan border; 11. Round the snowy range into Thibet; 12. Ta Chien Lu, its lamas, dogs and ponies; 13. Back in China again; 14. Yachow and the Brick-Tea District; 15. Rafting on the River Ya; 16. From Kiating back to Chungking; Conclusion; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Little Archibald John, Archibald John Little, Little Archibald John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108013857
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01385-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, Tibet, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Asia / China, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History