Lhasa and Its Mysteries - With a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904

Illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, this 1905 publication provides an eyewitness account of the recent British expedition to Tibet.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Lhasa the forbidden; 2. The grand lama and his evolution as the priest-god of Lhasa; 3. How the British mission came to be sent; 4. Forward! The peaceful mission becomes an armed force; 5. Invasion of the Chumbi valley across the Jelep pass and occupation of Phari fort; 6. Advance to Tuna on the Tibetan plateau, across the formidable Tang pass; 7. Wintering in Tibet; 8. On to Guru, with battle at the Crystal Springs; 9. The Tibetan army; 10. Dash on to Gyantse; 11. Gyantse, its fort and town; 12. Temples, priests, and convents of Gyantse; 13. Besieged at Gyantse; 14. Relief of Gyantse and storming of the Jong; 15. Gyantse to Lhasa; 16. Lhasa, 'the seat of the gods'; 17. Temples and monks in the hermit city; Appendices 1-17; Index.

Summary

Laurence Austine Waddell (1854–1938) served in the Indian Medical Service, which took him to Darjeeling, Burma and Tibet. Illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, this 1905 publication presents his eyewitness account of the recent British expedition to Tibet. Later chapters vividly portray the city of Lhasa and its inhabitants.

Product details

• Authors: L. A. Waddell, L. Austine Waddell, Waddell L. Austine
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108081818
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08181-8
• No. of pages: 792
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Tibet, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Asia / China, Expeditions: popular accounts, Asian History, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China