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... pagoda - City of the flower - garden - Muang La Maing , the site of the first Zimmé Shan city - Ascent of Loi Soo Tayp— The pagoda of the emerald rice - bowl - Pagoda slaves - Dr M'Gilvary joins my party - Visiting Burmese foresters ...
... pagoda - City of the flower - garden - Muang La Maing , the site of the first Zimmé Shan city - Ascent of Loi Soo Tayp— The pagoda of the emerald rice - bowl - Pagoda slaves - Dr M'Gilvary joins my party - Visiting Burmese foresters ...
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... aggression - Deserted cities of Manola- Tigers - Attack on Kiang Hsen in 1794 - Wild animals- Legend of Muang Nong - Thunderstorm - Flooded country -Leaning pagoda -Reach Kiang Hsen , 177 CONTENTS . XXV CHAPTER XVIII . The Meh Kong at.
... aggression - Deserted cities of Manola- Tigers - Attack on Kiang Hsen in 1794 - Wild animals- Legend of Muang Nong - Thunderstorm - Flooded country -Leaning pagoda -Reach Kiang Hsen , 177 CONTENTS . XXV CHAPTER XVIII . The Meh Kong at.
Page xxvii
... Pagoda on Loi Tee - A cart - road - Reach Lapoon -The great temple and celebrated pagoda - Lapoon built like Aladdin's palace - Description of city - Deserted for forty years -Visit the chief - Leave Lapoon - Scene on the road - Reach ...
... Pagoda on Loi Tee - A cart - road - Reach Lapoon -The great temple and celebrated pagoda - Lapoon built like Aladdin's palace - Description of city - Deserted for forty years -Visit the chief - Leave Lapoon - Scene on the road - Reach ...
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... pagoda -Three kinds of pagodas - Description - Low plateau dividing Meh Low from Meh Wung - Branch railway from Lakon - The head sources of Meh Wung - A storm - Teak - Reach Muang Wung - Cockle's pills - A temple at night - Tower ...
... pagoda -Three kinds of pagodas - Description - Low plateau dividing Meh Low from Meh Wung - Branch railway from Lakon - The head sources of Meh Wung - A storm - Teak - Reach Muang Wung - Cockle's pills - A temple at night - Tower ...
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... pagodas - Boxing and wrestling - The bridge breaks - Presents from Chow Oo - boon - A lover's lute - Lace prized - Dr Cushing's views on the Ping Shans - Connection with Siam - Taxation - Corvée labour - Serfs - Slaves purchased from ...
... pagodas - Boxing and wrestling - The bridge breaks - Presents from Chow Oo - boon - A lover's lute - Lace prized - Dr Cushing's views on the Ping Shans - Connection with Siam - Taxation - Corvée labour - Serfs - Slaves purchased from ...
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amongst ancient bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants entered feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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