Frank Kingdon Ward and the plant-hunters of China and the Himalaya | p. 17 |
The exploration of the Tsangpo Gorges to 1924 | p. 26 |
The thousand-petalled lotus : Tibetan versions of the Tsangpo Gorge | |
The riddle of the Tsangpo Gorge | p. 65 |
Overview of the geography and peoples of Tibet | p. 66 |
Over the Himalaya | p. 73 |
Tsangpo, the mysterious river | p. 82 |
A botanical reconnaissance | p. 90 |
The land of the blue poppy | p. 100 |
The paradise of primulas | p. 112 |
In the rhododendron fairyland | p. 126 |
Pemako : the promised land | p. 145 |
In the Assam Himalaya | p. 161 |
A journey to the lost lake | p. 171 |
The crisis at Drukla Monastery | p. 182 |
Autumn colours | p. 190 |
The Gorge of the Tsangpo | p. 201 |
In the heart of the Himalaya | p. 212 |
The 'Falls of the Brahmaputra' | p. 222 |
Christmas in Tibet | p. 237 |
Winter on the plateau | p. 248 |
Through Bhutan to India | p. 260 |
The people of south-east Tibet | p. 268 |
House and home in south-east Tibet | p. 275 |
The exploration of the Tsangpo Gorge region from 1925 | p. 280 |
The Tsangpo Gorges in the 21st century | p. 314 |
Author biographies | p. 330 |
Bibliography | p. 330 |
Index | p. 332 |
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