William John Gill, Henry Yule

The River of Golden Sand 2 Volume Set

The Narrative of a Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An 1880 report describing an expedition from Chengdu, China along the eastern edge of Tibet to Bhamo in northern Burma.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge-Hitachi
• Seitenzahl: 1039
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 62mm
• Gewicht: 118g
• ISBN-13: 9781108019569
• ISBN-10: 1108019560
• Artikelnr.: 32865707

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: Introductory essay Henry Yule
1. 'Over the seas and far away'
2. 'China's stupendous mound'
3. 'Athwart the flats and rounding gray'
4. 'A cycle of Cathay'
5. The ocean river
6. The gorges of the Great River
7. Ch'ung-Ch'ing to Ch'êng-Tu-Fu
8. A loop-cast towards the Northern Alps. I. Ch'êng-Tu to Sung-P'an-T'ing
9. A loop-cast towards the Northern Alps continued. II. Sung-P'an-T'ing back to Ch'êng-Tu. Volume 2: 1. 'A rich and noble city'
2. The ancient marches of Tibet
3. 'The arrow furnace forge'
4. The Great Plateau. I. Ta-Chien-Lu to Lit'ang
5. The Great Plateau continued. II. Lit'ang to Bat'ang
6. Region of the River of Golden Sand. I. Bat'ang to Sha-Lu
7. Region of the River of Golden Sand continued. II. Sha-Lu to Ta-Li-Fu
8. In the footsteps of Marco Polo and of Augustus Margary. I. The Land of the Gold-Teeth
9. In the footsteps of Marco Polo and of Augustus Margary continued. II. The marches of the Kingdom of Mien
Appendices
Index.