Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 241, Issue 1456William Blackwood, 1937 |
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Page 181
... Chinese political methods . Officials sentenced to the dreadful penalty of banishment were expelled with much ceremony through the main exit , and were quietly readmitted by the side door , living happily ever after on the Chinese side ...
... Chinese political methods . Officials sentenced to the dreadful penalty of banishment were expelled with much ceremony through the main exit , and were quietly readmitted by the side door , living happily ever after on the Chinese side ...
Page 189
... Chinese settlements became rarer , and cultivation gradually gave way to grass and wild flowers ; herds of ponies and cattle grew more frequent , the border hills sank behind the edge of the plateau , and China was left behind ...
... Chinese settlements became rarer , and cultivation gradually gave way to grass and wild flowers ; herds of ponies and cattle grew more frequent , the border hills sank behind the edge of the plateau , and China was left behind ...
Page 196
... Chinese roofs of several richly decorated temples . On the northern side , the ground swept up to a low ridge , at the foot of which stood the great Lama temple ( also built in Chinese style ) , a centre of Mongol ecclesiastical and ...
... Chinese roofs of several richly decorated temples . On the northern side , the ground swept up to a low ridge , at the foot of which stood the great Lama temple ( also built in Chinese style ) , a centre of Mongol ecclesiastical and ...
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