Description of a Journey to Western China

Abstract

UNDER the above title the Russian Geographical Society has issued a new addition to its splendid series of works on Central Asia, which already contains the records of the journeys of Prjevalsky, Potanin, and Pyevtsoff. The yet so little-known mountains which are described under the vague name of Eastern Tian-shan, the great desert of the Hashun Gobi, and the Nan-shan highlands having been the field of exploration by the brothers Grum Grzimailo during the years 1889 and 1890, the present volume contains the records of the first year's journey along both slopes of the Tian-shan, in the oases of Guchen, Hami and Turfan. Starting from the Russian Turkestan town, Jarkent, the expedition went first to Kulj a, whence they crossed the Eastern Tian-shan, named Boro-khoro in that portion of it.

Description of a Journey to Western China.

By G. E. Grum Grzimailo, with the aid of M. E. Grum Grzimailo. Vol. I.: Along the Eastern Tian-Shan. With map and thirty engravings. Edited by the Russian Geographical Society. In Russian. 4to. pp. 320. (St. Petersburg, 1896.)