Volume 1

Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet : being a narrative of three years' travel in eastern high Asia / by Lieut.-Colonel N. Prejevalsky .. ; translated by E. Delmar Morgan ... with introduction and notes by Colonel Henry Yule.

  • Nikolay Przhevalsky
Date:
1876
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet : being a narrative of three years' travel in eastern high Asia / by Lieut.-Colonel N. Prejevalsky .. ; translated by E. Delmar Morgan ... with introduction and notes by Colonel Henry Yule. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. CHAPTER I. FROM KIAKHTA TO PEKING. Eve of departure—Post across Mongolia—Mode of conveyance —Departure from Kiakhta—Physical features of the country north of Urga—Temples there—Brick-tea—The Kutukhtu and Chinese Policy towards Lamaism—Description of the town— Disposal of the dead—Government—-The Dungans—The Gobi — Its character—Its vegetation and inhabitants—The post-road —Argols—Rapacity of crows—The Sand-grouse (Syrrhaptes) —The Mongol lark—The Alpine hare—The Steppe antelope (Dzeren)—Antelope-shooting—The native methods of hunting —Pastures of the Chakhar Mongols—Characteristics of people —Border-land of the Mongolian Plateau—Town of Kalgan or Chang-kia-kau —Tea caravans—Chinese Impositions on Mon- gols— The Great Wall — Compradors and their Dialect— ‘ Pigeon-Russian’—Road to Peking—Chinese inns and cuisine —Descent into great plain of China—Arrival at Peking . CHAPTER II. THE MONGOLS. 1 he Mongols—Physical characteristics—Modification of cha- racter on the Chinese border—Pigtail introduced—Costume— The Yurta or Felt Tent—Uncleanliness—Tea-drinking —Food and beverages—Gluttony—Animal food--Cattle—Importance of their herds—Indolent habits—Physical capabilities and de- fects—Cowardice—Sagacity and obtuseness—Curiosity—Points of the compass—Estimation of distance—Calendar and Year-
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