Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 2 — John Shaqi
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 2Huc, Evariste Régis
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Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 2
Huc, Evariste Régis
Asia, Central -- Description and travel; China -- Description and travel; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel
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Frontispiece, Mausoleum of a Grand Lama of Thibet
Title-page, Buddha
Khalkha Tartars 13
Tartars 13
Ceremony of Reception 17
Pawnbroker’s Shop 29
Accident on the Ice 33
The Grand Lama of Kounboum 43
The Great Wall of China 46
The Tree of Ten Thousand Images 53
Buddhic Prayer 59
Sending Horses to Travellers 67
Lamasery of Tchogortan 72
The Long-haired Ox 80
The Pyramid of Peace 92
The Leaf of the Tree of Ten Thousand Images 97
The Blue Sea 98
The Tchanak-Kampo, and the Caravan 106
Wild Mules of Tartary 121
Fire in the Camp 130
View of Na-Ptchu 132
Chinese and Tartar Male Head-dresses 136
View of Lha-Ssa 137
Thibetian Cup Shop 145
Insurrection of the Thibetians at Lha-Ssa 151
Chinese Mandarin and his Wife 153
The Spies 166
The Governor of Katchi 177
Carrying Goods to the Tribunal 180
The Regent of Lha-Ssa 188
Portrait of Ki-Chan 192
Chinese and Tartar Female Head-dresses 200
Thibetian Theatre 201
The Tortché, or Sanctifying Instrument 220
Adieu of Ki-Chan 227
Parting of Ly-Kouo-Ngan with his Wife 229
Scene on the River Bo-Tchou 231
Bridge of Ghiamda 232
Chinese Musical Instruments 234
The Unicorn 245
The Defile of Alan-To 255
Pagoda of Tanda 261
Chinese Hand, Foot, Shoes, etc. 267
Proul-Tamba, a celebrated Thibetian Chief 268
Thibetian Travellers 272
The Hermit of the Mountain 281
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