The Travels of an Alchemist : The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hindukush at the Summons of Chingiz Khan
(2011)
By:
Chih-Ch'ang, Li
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Read Books Ltd., 2011
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (188 pages)
ISBN/ISSN
9781446547632 MWT11565157, 1446547639 11565157
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Originally published in 1935, this a translation of the original Chinese text. The book follows Ch'ang-Ch'un through the crowded Chinese plains, through Mongolia, Samarkand and Afghanistan. It is a fascianting travelogue and an intriguing insight in to medieval Taoism
Mode of access: World Wide Web