Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, Volume One 1844-1846
Auteurs : Gabet , Huc
First published in 1928.
'To read it is like seeing the scenes described' Evening Standard
'One of the world's best travel books' Spectator 'The work remains a classic worthy of reproduction' The Times
Published to critical acclaim and well known for many years afterwards this account of the journey across Mongolia to Lhasa in the early nineteenth century owes much of its success to the literary skills of its authors, made available in English for the first time by William Hazlitt and Paul Pelliot.
Among other topics the chapters cover: The French mission of Peking, Tartar manners and customs, festivals, an interview with a Tibetan Lama, the flooding of the Yellow River, Tartar veterinary surgeons, irrigation projects, comparative studies between Catholicism and Buddhism, war between two living Buddhas, and the Chinese account of Tibet.
Date de parution : 10-2004
13.8x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 02-2015
13.8x21.6 cm
Thèmes de Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, Volume One :
Mots-clés :
blue; town; yellow; river; living; buddhas; robe; chinese; empire; emperor; Young Man; Crossed Bars; Jeu De Tarots; White Cells; Cross Man; Wild Duck; Grand Lama; Holy Mountains; Blue Town; Grand Lamas; Young Lama; Mongol Tents; Draw Back; Chinese Government; Tartar Kings; Mongol Language; Vicar Apostolic; Holy Man; National Library; Great Lama; Mongol Khalkhas; Eighth Moon; Living Buddha; Foot Path; Great Hammer