From Kyakhta to Kulja. Travel to Central Asia and China

Bok av Vladimir Afanas Obruchev
In the book, Academician VAObruchev describes the experiences of his journey to Mongolia and China, which was organized by the Russian Geographical Society and carried out in 1892 1894's. At the head of this expedition was the anthropologist GNPotanin. The author was charged geological studies in the west of Central Asia, especially in the mountain systems Nan Shan and east. Tien Shan, and the eastern edge of Tibet. Thus, experiences and observations collected during the trip, were very diverse, and contained in the book will help to get acquainted with nature and a large part of the population of the vast Asia.