Three Years in Tibet
by Ekai Kawaguchi
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This is Ekai Kawaguchi's account of his legendary solo trip, in 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to outside visitors. Disguised as a Chinese doctor or a native Tibetan, this Japanese monk managed to traverse the entire length of Tibet - a feat of courage, endurance and good fortune. This is Ekai Kawaguchi's account of his legendary solo trip, beginning in 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to all outside visitors. Disguised sometimes as a Chinese doctor and at others as a native Tibetan, show more this Japanese monk managed to traverse practically the entire length of Tibet - largely on foot - a show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Three Years in Tibet
- Original publication date
- 1909
- People/Characters
- Ekai Kawaguchi
- Important places
- Tibet
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- Genres
- Travel, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 910 — History & geography Geography & travel modified standard subdivisions of Geography and travel
- LCC
- DS785 .K3 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia China Local history and description Tibet
- BISAC
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- (4.00)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, Japanese
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 4
