Lhasa and Its Mysteries: With a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904

ISBN-13: 9781138311022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 508 str.

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Opis

First published in 1906, this volume emerged three years after the British expedition across the Alps to Lhasa, in which the author took part, and provided a first-hand British account of the mission.

Spis treści

1. Lhasa the Forbidden. 2. The Grand Lama and his Evolution as the Priest-God of Lhasa. 3. How the British Mission Came to be Sent. 4. Forward! The Peaceful Mission Becomes an Armed Force. 5. Invasion of the Chumbi Valley Across the Jelep Pass and Occupation of Phari Fort. 6. Advance to Tuna on the Tibetan Plateau, Across the Formidable Tang Pass. 7. Wintering in Tibet. 8. On to Guru, with Battle at the Crystal Springs. 9. The Tibetan Army and its Leaders. 10. Dash on Gyantsé, Past the Lakes Rham and Kala, with Fight in the Gorge of the Red Idol. 11. Gyantsé – its Fort and Town. 12. Temples, Priests, and Convents of Gyantsé and Neighbourhood, with Visit to the Caves of the Entombed Hermits. 13. Besieged at Gyantsé. 14. Relief of Gyantsé and Storming of the Jong. 15. Gyantsé to Lhasa, Past the Yamdok Sea, and Across the Tsangpo Valley. 16. Lhasa, "the Seat of the Gods". 17. Temples and Monks in the Hermit City: the Lamas’ Holy of Holies. 18. Oracles and Sorcerers. 19. The Priest-God and His Palace. 20. Tea with the Regent, Ruler of Tibet. 21. Peace Negotiations and Signing of the Treaty. 22. Rambles Round Lhasa. 23. The Return Journey – Exploration of the Tsangpo Valley, and Snow-Bound at Phari.

O autorze

L. Austine Waddell