Caravan To Tibet

Author : Deepa Agarwal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184758474

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Caravan to Tibet by Deepa Agarwal Pdf

Fourteen-year-old Debu sets off across the high mountain passes from Kumaon to Tibet to search for his father who got lost in a blizzard the year before. Adventures follow thick and fast—a forced stay in a monastery with a boy lama who takes a fancy to him, his capture by the cruel, enigmatic bandit Nangbo, who has magical powers, and a stay in the legendary goldfields of Thok Jalong. And finally—a heart-pounding, breathtaking horse race. Does Debu find his father. Does he win the race? Pick up this page-turner to find out!

Author : Abdul Wahid Radhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9386582295

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Tibetan Caravans by Abdul Wahid Radhu Pdf

Born into an eminent merchant family in Ladakh in 1918, Khwaja Abdul Wahid Radhu, often described as 'the last caravaneer of Tibet and Central Asia', led an unusual life of adventure, inspiration and enlightenment. His family, and later he, had the ancestral honour of leading the biannual caravan which carried the Ladakhi kings' tribute and homage to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government. Tibetan Caravans, his memoir, is an unparalleled narrative about trans-Himalayan trade--the riches, the politics and protocol, the challenging yet magnificent natural landscape, altitude sickness, snow storms, bandits and raiders, monks and soldiers. The book also contains rare and fascinating details about the close connections between Ladakh, Tibet and Kashmir, the centuries-old interplay between Buddhism and Islam in the region, the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and life in Lhasa before and after its takeover by China. In this rich and insightful memoir, Abdul Wahid Radhu reminisces about a bygone era when borders were fluid, and mutual respect formed the basis for trade relations across cultures and people. As his son, Siddiq Wahid, says in his introduction, Tibetan Caravans is a testimony to the organic relationships between 'societies who have learned how to hear each other out, argue, even do battle and yet remain hospitable to each other.'

Author : Kamal Tuladhar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Caravans
ISBN : UOM:39015063123833

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Caravan to Lhasa by Kamal Tuladhar Pdf

Personal experiences of the author.

Author : Jinghong Zhang
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295804873

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Puer Tea by Jinghong Zhang Pdf

Puer tea has been grown for centuries in the “Six Great Tea Mountains” of Yunnan Province, and in imperial China it was a prized commodity, traded to Tibet by horse or mule caravan via the so-called Tea Horse Road and presented as tribute to the emperor in Beijing. In the 1990s, as the tea’s noble lineage and unique process of aging and fermentation were rediscovered, it achieved cult status both in China and internationally. The tea became a favorite among urban connoisseurs who analyzed it in language comparable to that used in wine appreciation and paid skyrocketing prices. In 2007, however, local events and the international economic crisis caused the Puer market to collapse. Puer Tea traces the rise, climax, and crash of this phenomenon. With ethnographic attention to the spaces in which Puer tea is harvested, processed, traded, and consumed, anthropologist Jinghong Zhang constructs a vivid account of the transformation of a cottage handicraft into a major industry—with predictable risks and unexpected consequences. Watch the associated videos at https://archive.org/details/PUERTEADVD1.

Author : Abdul Wahid Radhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000081010138

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Islam in Tibet by Abdul Wahid Radhu Pdf

This first-hand account of Tibetan life within a sacred society prior to the Chinese invasion is the most complete and definitive work to date on the subject of Islam in Tibet. It reveals fascinating interplay between the traditional cultures of Islam and Buddhism; the spiritual lives of these very different traditions recognize one another at a level behind external forms.

Author : Ekai Kawaguchi
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547020318

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Three Years in Tibet by Ekai Kawaguchi Pdf

This book is about an amazing three-year journey from 1899 to 1902 of a Buddhist monk from Japan making his way into Tibet which was closed to almost all foreigners at the time. The author provides a fascinating view of the culture, society, justice, domestic relations, politics, religion, etc. Kawaguchi a very admirable and knowledgeable figure also provides insight to the politics of Japan, Britain, Russia and the international relationships in Central Asia.

Author : Sven Anders Hedin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : UOM:39015066063382

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Central Asia and Tibet by Sven Anders Hedin Pdf

Author : Michael Freeman,Selena Ahmed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Ancient Tea Horse Road
ISBN : 6167339538

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Tea Horse Road by Michael Freeman,Selena Ahmed Pdf

One of the longest and most dramatic trade routes of the ancient world, the Tea Horse Road carried a crucial exchange for 13 centuries between China and Tibet. China needed war horses to protect its northern frontier and Tibet could supply them. When the Tibetans discovered tea in the 7th century, it became a staple of their diet, but its origins are in southwest China, and they had to trade for it. The result was a network of trails covering more than 3,000 kilometres through forests, gorges and high passes onto the Himalayan plateaus, traversed by horse, mule and yak caravans, and human porters. It linked cultures, economies and political ambitions, and lasted until the middle of the 20th century. Re-tracing the many branches of the Road, photographer and writer Michael Freeman spent two years compiling this remarkable visual record, from the Tea Mountains of southern Yunnan and Sichuan to Tibet and beyond. Collaborating on this fascinating account, ethno-ecologist Selena Ahmed's description of tea and bio-cultural diversity in the region draws on her original doctoral research. SELLING POINTS: * Revised in new compact format of popular best seller * World-famous photographer Michael Freeman * Important book on China's famous route 250 colour

Author : Naktsang Nulo
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780822376385

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My Tibetan Childhood by Naktsang Nulo Pdf

In My Tibetan Chldhood, Naktsang Nulo recalls his life in Tibet's Amdo region during the 1950s. From the perspective of himself at age ten, he describes his upbringing as a nomad on Tibet's eastern plateau. He depicts pilgrimages to monasteries, including a 1500-mile horseback expedition his family made to and from Lhasa. A year or so later, they attempted that same journey as they fled from advancing Chinese troops. Naktsang's father joined and was killed in the little-known 1958 Amdo rebellion against the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the armed branch of the Chinese Communist Party. During the next year, the author and his brother were imprisoned in a camp where, after the onset of famine, very few children survived. The real significance of this episodic narrative is the way it shows, through the eyes of a child, the suppressed histories of China's invasion of Tibet. The author's matter-of-fact accounts cast the atrocities that he relays in stark relief. Remarkably, Naktsang lived to tell his tale. His book was published in 2007 in China, where it was a bestseller before the Chinese government banned it in 2010. It is the most reprinted modern Tibetan literary work. This translation makes a fascinating if painful period of modern Tibetan history accessible in English.

Author : Laurie Krebs
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 184686108X

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We're Riding on a Caravan by Laurie Krebs Pdf

Join the caravan for an exciting year-long trek along China's ancient Silk Road. Following the rhyming, treasure-filled story are informational endnotes about the history of the Silk Road, the story of silk, important cities of China, and a full-spread map. Ages: 4-10 Colour illustrations

Author : William Carey,Annie R. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Taylor, Annie R
ISBN : UOM:39015014150968

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Travel and Adventure in Tibet by William Carey,Annie R. Taylor Pdf

Author : Deepa Agarwal
Publisher : India Puffin
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0143449915

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Journey to the Forbidden City by Deepa Agarwal Pdf

Nineteenth-century Tibet was an unknown entity, a complete geographical mystery to the West. Where did its capital city Lhasa lie? Which rivers, lakes and mountains stretched across this land? Where were its fabled monasteries and legendary goldfields? And did the magical flying lamas actually exist? It was next to impossible for a white man to enter this rigorously guarded territory. And so was chosen an intrepid Indian explorer from the mountains of Kumaon-Nain Singh Rawat. Trekking across this country, he risked life and limb and donned innumerable clever disguises as he surveyed the vast expanses and identified countless villages, cities and people. From putting Lhasa accurately on the world map to earning the title of Pundit, his eventful and often arduous travels led to his name being permanently engraved in the annals of Indian exploration. Based on his actual diaries, this gripping narrative is also a tribute to the indomitable spirit of this fascinating man, who rose from being an impoverished village schoolteacher to a legendary hero.

Author : R. A. Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Design
ISBN : 1933390549

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Caravan by R. A. Montgomery Pdf

(Ages 5-8) You live in Tibet in 1696. Your parents say you're not old enough to go on the long caravan to India, through the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. You know the trip could be dangerous (bandits, bad weather, rock falls), but it would be the journey of a lifetime.

Author : Parimal Bhattacharya
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789356290280

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Bells of Shangri-La by Parimal Bhattacharya Pdf

Almost all of the Himalayas had been mapped by the time the Great Game - in which the British and Russian empires fought for control of Central and Southern Asia - reached its zenith in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Only Tibet remained unknown and unexplored, zealously guarded and closed off to everyone. Britain sent a number of spies into this forbidden land, disguised as pilgrims and wanderers, outfitted with secret survey equipment and tasked with collecting topographical knowledge, and information about the culture and customs of Tibet. Among them was Kinthup, a tailor who went as a monk's companion to confirm that the Tsangpo and the Brahmaputra were the same river. Sarat Chandra Das, a schoolmaster, was also sent on a clandestine mission, and came back with extensive data and a trove of ancient manuscripts and documents. Bells of Shangri-La brings to vivid life the journeys and adventures of Kinthup, Sarat Chandra Das and others, including Eric Bailey, an officer who was part of the British invasion of Tibet in 1903. Weaving biography with history, and the memories of his own treks through the region, Parimal Bhattacharya writes in the great tradition of Peter Hopkirk and Peter Matthiessen to create a sparkling, unprecedented work of non-fiction.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556035324680

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Lost Lhasa by Anonim Pdf

An account of an Austrian mountain climber's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War Two and his twenty-one-month journey through the Himalayas to safety in the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet.