From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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Pàgina 9
... numerous courtyards and buildings of the temple . Waiting - rooms and reception - rooms were quaintly and incongruously furnished with Chinese objects of art , mingled with presents received by Li on his round - the - world tour . Here ...
... numerous courtyards and buildings of the temple . Waiting - rooms and reception - rooms were quaintly and incongruously furnished with Chinese objects of art , mingled with presents received by Li on his round - the - world tour . Here ...
Pàgina 36
... numerous are they that you can reckon on entering one every four or five miles , save in the mountainous country , where , naturally , they are much less frequent . The roadway is execrable , although probably we saw it at its best . It ...
... numerous are they that you can reckon on entering one every four or five miles , save in the mountainous country , where , naturally , they are much less frequent . The roadway is execrable , although probably we saw it at its best . It ...
Pàgina 47
... numerous petty expenses of the journey the medium in which we paid was copper cash , of which we carried a bagful , and of which , by the way , we did not expend one - half . As for silver , since some of the traveller's purchases may ...
... numerous petty expenses of the journey the medium in which we paid was copper cash , of which we carried a bagful , and of which , by the way , we did not expend one - half . As for silver , since some of the traveller's purchases may ...
Pàgina 89
... numerous parties of lamas travel throughout Mon- golia on collecting expeditions , whence they return not merely with money , which is scarce , but with ponies , sheep , wool , tea , and anything else that can be had . Nay , so far do ...
... numerous parties of lamas travel throughout Mon- golia on collecting expeditions , whence they return not merely with money , which is scarce , but with ponies , sheep , wool , tea , and anything else that can be had . Nay , so far do ...
Pàgina 109
... numerous armies at one and the same time to different parts of that continent , must have been a very much more numerous people than it is now . There are , however , various other reasons which may account for the dwindling population ...
... numerous armies at one and the same time to different parts of that continent , must have been a very much more numerous people than it is now . There are , however , various other reasons which may account for the dwindling population ...
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