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Pagina 181
Foreignstyle ' supper was offered me , but I followed the advice of more experienced travellers who have discovered that the Chinese idea of a Western meal is a succession of tough meat dishes washed down with neat brandy .
Foreignstyle ' supper was offered me , but I followed the advice of more experienced travellers who have discovered that the Chinese idea of a Western meal is a succession of tough meat dishes washed down with neat brandy .
Pagina 189
As we went on , the Chinese settlements became rarer , and cultivation gradually gave way to grass and wild ... hills sank behind the edge of the plateau , and China was left behind . off the evil influences of our diabolical machine .
As we went on , the Chinese settlements became rarer , and cultivation gradually gave way to grass and wild ... hills sank behind the edge of the plateau , and China was left behind . off the evil influences of our diabolical machine .
Pagina 196
... for Changpei is a soulless collection of Chinese shops ; Hailar and Kueihua are railway stations . ... Tartars still come year by year to the great pony fair where the Mongol herds are bartered to the astute dealers of China .
... for Changpei is a soulless collection of Chinese shops ; Hailar and Kueihua are railway stations . ... Tartars still come year by year to the great pony fair where the Mongol herds are bartered to the astute dealers of China .
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