From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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Pàgina 27
... Kalgan ( or Chan - kia - kow ) , the City of the Wall , " from 130 to 135 miles distant , to the north and west . 66 To get ahead of our baggage and food - stuffs would have been useless , so that our progress was measured by that of ...
... Kalgan ( or Chan - kia - kow ) , the City of the Wall , " from 130 to 135 miles distant , to the north and west . 66 To get ahead of our baggage and food - stuffs would have been useless , so that our progress was measured by that of ...
Pàgina 28
... Kalgan we did not meet , nor did we expect to meet , anyone who spoke any European language . It is only fair to add that neither did we expect to meet so much helpfulness , civility , and general good- nature as we did meet . For the ...
... Kalgan we did not meet , nor did we expect to meet , anyone who spoke any European language . It is only fair to add that neither did we expect to meet so much helpfulness , civility , and general good- nature as we did meet . For the ...
Pàgina 29
... Kalgan . Therefore , for two days we were not objects of curiosity , save in a moderate degree , an excursion so far being in the programme of most foreigners who visit Peking . But after that point we passed through a country where ...
... Kalgan . Therefore , for two days we were not objects of curiosity , save in a moderate degree , an excursion so far being in the programme of most foreigners who visit Peking . But after that point we passed through a country where ...
Pàgina 30
... Kalgan that we did not meet or pass at least 1,000 loaded mules and donkeys , carrying products carefully packed for ... Kalgan , which latter is the distributing centre for the Mongolian trade and the caravan Hsuan - hua - fu , for ...
... Kalgan that we did not meet or pass at least 1,000 loaded mules and donkeys , carrying products carefully packed for ... Kalgan , which latter is the distributing centre for the Mongolian trade and the caravan Hsuan - hua - fu , for ...
Pàgina 32
... Kalgan were built of beaten mud and roofed with beaten mud ; the floors were of beaten mud ; the stables and the mangers were of the same material . Wood , which is dear , was only in use for doorways and window - frames . The latter ...
... Kalgan were built of beaten mud and roofed with beaten mud ; the floors were of beaten mud ; the stables and the mangers were of the same material . Wood , which is dear , was only in use for doorways and window - frames . The latter ...
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