A Wandering Student in the Far East, Volume 1W. Blackwood, 1908 - China |
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... summit , and known as " The Little Orphan " ; Hukow , a fortified posi- tion at the entrance to the Poyang lake ; and on the evening of the third day draw up at the treaty port of Kiukiang , celebrated locally for pottery and silver ...
... summit , and known as " The Little Orphan " ; Hukow , a fortified posi- tion at the entrance to the Poyang lake ; and on the evening of the third day draw up at the treaty port of Kiukiang , celebrated locally for pottery and silver ...
Page 134
... summit of a mountain - pass , on December 9th , and early the next morning we found ourselves gazing down over the wide and intensely fertile Ch'êngtu plain from the summit of the range . A long descent , and then a walk of about ten ...
... summit of a mountain - pass , on December 9th , and early the next morning we found ourselves gazing down over the wide and intensely fertile Ch'êngtu plain from the summit of the range . A long descent , and then a walk of about ten ...
Page 156
... summit of Mount O - mei , the sacred mountain of Western China . The town wears an undeniable air of pros- perity , and indeed there is said to be much money in the place , many of the rich salt- well owners making it their place of ...
... summit of Mount O - mei , the sacred mountain of Western China . The town wears an undeniable air of pros- perity , and indeed there is said to be much money in the place , many of the rich salt- well owners making it their place of ...
Page 167
... inn , and which I had consequently occupied for the night , and crossing the suspension bridge climbed to the summit of a mountain spur over which the track passes , in order to avoid the extra distance caused by a big bend in the river .
... inn , and which I had consequently occupied for the night , and crossing the suspension bridge climbed to the summit of a mountain spur over which the track passes , in order to avoid the extra distance caused by a big bend in the river .
Page 168
... summit of the pass towards which we were climbing , an unwary animal with a load of copper lost his footing on the stone - paved track , which was rendered as slippery as ice by mist and rain , and crashed head foremost down the ...
... summit of the pass towards which we were climbing , an unwary animal with a load of copper lost his footing on the stone - paved track , which was rendered as slippery as ice by mist and rain , and crashed head foremost down the ...
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