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

An account of Archibald John Little's travels through the Szechuan province of China to the Tibetan border, published in 1901.

Archibald John Little (Author)

9781108013857, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 September 2010

332 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg

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.

Introduction
1. Chungking to the Brine Wells River
2. The Brine Wells
3. From Tsz' Lui Ching to Kiating Fu
4. At the foot of Mount Omi
5. On the sacred mountain's side
6. On Omi's summit
7. Through the wilderness and by the Tung River
8. Up the Sai King Shan, or Dry Prayer Books Mountain
9. Ancient Lololand
10. The Thibetan border
11. Round the snowy range into Thibet
12. Ta Chien Lu, its lamas, dogs and ponies
13. Back in China again
14. Yachow and the Brick-Tea District
15. Rafting on the River Ya
16. From Kiating back to Chungking
Conclusion
Index.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]