Travels in Tartary Thibet and China, Volume Two 1844-1846
Auteurs : Gabet , Huc
Coordonnateur : Pelliot Paul
'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
Thème de Travels in Tartary Thibet and China, Volume Two :
Mots-clés :
living; buddhas; thibetian; language; butter; tea; chinese; mandarin; ambassador; black; Young Man; Wooden Bridges; Grand Lama; Fine Day; Thibetian Language; Black Tent; Grand Lamas; Religious Costume; Chinese Government; Grand Emperor; Living Buddha; Yellow Mitre; Thick Cushions; Western Heaven; Yellow Cattle; Dead Man; Superb; Fire Works; Nocturnal Prayers; Wooden Cups; Wild Yak; Horse Laugh; Chinese Ambassador; Mo Si; Om Mani Padme