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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 View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: and vermicelli from Sining, can be purchased locallyin the larger centres like Chamdo. The last time we crossed the Yangtze, at Gangto ferrysome two months ago, it was a thick yellow in colour; hereit is now again a beautiful blue. The French call the UpperYangtze le Fleuve Bleu. This is a very appropriate namefor it in the winter, when it is a most wonderful blue incolour, due presumably to the clear Tibetan sky reflected inits deep waters. But for half the year the name Blue River is absurdly inappropriate, as its waters are the colour of thickpea soup throughout the summer. This discolouration is dueto the open plateau country of red sandstone contained in itsbasin in De-ge and further north. In winter, the streamsdraining this elevated sandstone region freeze, and the riveris then fed only by the perennially clear streams issuing fromthe limestone gorges at a lower elevation. At Polo Gomba the road from De-ge to Gonjo (which we ^ See Geographical youmal for April, 1919. PLATE XLV Text Appearing After Image: THE FORESTED CANYON OF THE NGU CHU, THE RIVER OF BEYU ll» >^^l,^/^^>a Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. |
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