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Title: Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India Year: 1922 (1920s) Authors: Teichman, Eric, Sir, 1884-1944 Subjects: Publisher: Cambridge, England : University Press Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: SKIN CORACLES AT GANGTO FERRY ACROSS THE YANGTZE, MAINROAD FROM CHAMDO TO DE-GE

Text Appearing After Image: CROSSING THE YANGTZE BY SKIN CORACLE AT GANGTO FERRY,MAIN ROAD FROM CHAMDO TO DE-GE VI RELEASE OF A CHINESE MAGISTRATE 157 which join to flow east towards the Yangtze. It is consideredan important point owing to its position at the junction ofseveral roads. September 11. At De-ge Gonchen. Leaving Kargung on September 7, we made a very longmarch down the valley of the river, here called the Dzin Chu.For the first half of the journey the valley is open and theroad good; but for the second half the river flows throughnarrow forested gorges, and the trail, a rough footpath ob-structed by rocks and fallen trees, is as bad as it can be. Theriver has to be crossed and recrossed several times by rottenwooden bridges, the destruction of which would render theroad impassable in summer. To compensate for the badnessof the road, the scenery, made up of foaming torrent, pineforests, and rocky limestone mountains, is unsurpassed evenin this country. At length the gorges open out and Tungpu(also cal

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