Forgotten Kingdom: Eight Years in Likiang (John Murray Travel Classics)

by P Goullart

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a stock image not a photo of the book you will receive. Cover design and colour may vary. Stock image does not show any wear and tear that the book may have. Forgotten Kingdom: Eight Years in Likiang (John Murray Travel Classics) Author: P Goullart Format: Paperback Publisher: John Murray Published: 2002 Condition: Standard Secondhand. A good used copy. May have some shelf wear or previous-owner marks. Dispatched within one working day from our Yorkshire warehouse. Free UK delivery. About this book Forgotten Kingdom is a classic of Asian travel. Peter Goullart describes, with immediacy and detail, his time, from 1939 to 1947, in Likiang in the idyllic south-western province of Yunnan on the borders of Tibet. His experiences and friendships brought him into personal contact with Lamas, the merchants, the bandits and the Tibetans, as well as the caravans that thronged the streets. He describes the customs and beliefs of the people, the suicide pacts, the exorcisms, and the life cycle ceremonies, many of which he attended. He was finally forced to flee with the arrival of the Chinese communists who brought an end to a way of life that had existed unchanged for centuries.

• ISBN: 9780719555442
• Condition: Good

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