Mount Omi and Beyond

by Little, Archibald John

• ISBN13: 9781108013857
• ISBN10: 1108013856
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-30
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Mount Omi and Beyond is Archibald John Little's account of his travels in the Szechuan province of China. His journey took him from Chongqing to Mount Omi and the Tibetan border. Little professed to add nothing to the records of geographical exploration through his work, but aimed simply to provide a 'picture of China as it exists far removed from Western influence'. Little compares this part of China with Europe in the middle ages - in the colourful dress of the people, the absence of technology, and lack of communication with the outside world. He believed that this was a world nearing its end, as Western influences were reaching the Chinese ports through trade. Published in London in 1901, it contains a 'Sketch Map of Northern and Central Szechuan' and fifteen black and white photographs. Several other books by Little and by his intrepid wife are also reissued in this series.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chungking to the Brine Wells River

The Brine Wells

From Tsz' Lui Ching to Kiating Fu

At the foot of Mount Omi

On the sacred mountain's side

On Omi's summit

Through the wilderness and by the Tung River

Up the Sai King Shan, or Dry Prayer Books Mountain

Ancient Lololand

The Thibetan border

Round the snowy range into Thibet

Ta Chien Lu, its lamas, dogs and ponies

Back in China again

Yachow and the Brick-Tea District

Rafting on the River Ya

From Kiating back to Chungking

Conclusion

Index

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