Mount Omi and Beyond: A Record of Travel on the Thibetan Border

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mount Omi and Beyond: A Record of Travel on the Thibetan Border
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Archibald John Little
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:332
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
ISBN/Barcode 9781108013857
ClassificationsDewey:951.38033
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 16 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 September 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.