Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844-1846
by Evariste-Regis Huc (Author), Joseph Gabet (Author)
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Évariste-Régis Huc: Souvenirs d’un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet et la Chine, pendant les années 1844, 1845 et 1846. (Paris: A. Le Clère 1853)
Tartaria Vastissima regione abitata o dominata dai Tatari o Tartari, specialmente negli ultimi secoli del Medioevo; i suoi confini giunsero a toccare a O il Mar Nero e a E l’Oceano Pacifico. Canale di T. Il braccio di mare, detto anche stretto, che separa l’isola di Sahalin dalla costa asiatica continentale.
Tartary was often divided into sections with prefixes denoting the name of the ruling power or the geographical location. Thus, western Siberia was Muscovite or Russian Tartary, Xinjiang and Mongolia were Chinese or Cathay Tartary, western Turkestan (later Russian Turkestan) was show more known as Independent Tartary, and Manchuria was East Tartary. show less
Tartaria Vastissima regione abitata o dominata dai Tatari o Tartari, specialmente negli ultimi secoli del Medioevo; i suoi confini giunsero a toccare a O il Mar Nero e a E l’Oceano Pacifico. Canale di T. Il braccio di mare, detto anche stretto, che separa l’isola di Sahalin dalla costa asiatica continentale.
Tartary was often divided into sections with prefixes denoting the name of the ruling power or the geographical location. Thus, western Siberia was Muscovite or Russian Tartary, Xinjiang and Mongolia were Chinese or Cathay Tartary, western Turkestan (later Russian Turkestan) was show more known as Independent Tartary, and Manchuria was East Tartary. show less
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> Un ouvrage remarquable qui conduit le lecteur dans l'Asie du XIXème siècle. le récit regorge d'informations sur les peuples de ces contrées, les curiosités et les mentalités. Il se lit très agréablement et sans lassitude, d'autant qu'il n'y a pas de bondieuseries intempestives de la part de ces missionnaires, vrais ethnologues en leur temps.
—Danieljean (Babelio)
> Un ouvrage remarquable qui conduit le lecteur dans l'Asie du XIXème siècle. le récit regorge d'informations sur les peuples de ces contrées, les curiosités et les mentalités. Il se lit très agréablement et sans lassitude, d'autant qu'il n'y a pas de bondieuseries intempestives de la part de ces missionnaires, vrais ethnologues en leur temps.
—Danieljean (Babelio)
Feb 18, 2021 (Edited)French
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