Latest
Map of the Lolo Country, an Original Article From the Royal Geographic Society 1910, by Mr. Fergusson
An original article from Royal Geographic Society, 1910, page438-440, with one folding map, in a ver..
US$30.00
Notes of a Journey from Hankow to Ta-li Fu, an Original Article From the Royal Geographic Society 1876, by Augustus Raymond Margary
An original article from Royal Geographic Society, 1876, page172-198, with one map, in a very good c..
US$120.00
The Tiger's Leap, an Original Article From the Royal Geographic Society 1941, by C. P. Fitzgerlad
An Original Article From the Royal Geographic Society 1941, page 147-153, with 12 black & white ..
US$40.00
The Tali District of Western Yunnan, an Original Article From the Royal Geographic Society 1942, by C. P. Fitzgerald
An original article from Royal Geographic Society, 1942, page 50-60, 14 black & white ..
US$40.00
Exploration in Southern and South-Western China, an Original Article From the Royal Geographic Society, 1887, by Archibald R. Coloquhoun, C. E.
An original article from Royal Geographic Society, 1887, 2 maps, 40 pages.A geographical report by B..
US$50.00
Alpine Flowering Plants in China, by Liang Kaiyong, Feng Zhizhou, Li Bosheng
Alpine Flowering Plants in China is a bilingual (Chinese-English) professional field guide, with con..
US$20.00
Dragon Throne and Dharma Seat: A History of Sino-Tibetan Artistic Exchange in the Ming Dynasty, by Xiong Wenbin
The book employs a case-study approach, drawing on extensive fieldwork at over ten major surviving M..
US$45.00
Chinese-English and English-Chinese Dictionary for Translation of Tibetological Terminology, Compiled by Xiang Hongjia
A comprehensive 1,093-page reference work that fills a crucial gap in the field of Tibetological tra..
US$35.00
Featured
Biodiversity in Southwest China and Tibet
Southwest China—especially Yunnan, Sichuan, and the eastern Tibetan Plateau—is among the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots. Its deep valleys, high mountains, and varied climates nurture extraordinary plant and animal life, much of it unknown to the West until the early twentieth century. This natural wealth drew pioneering explorers such as George Forrest, Frank Kingdon Ward, Reginald Farrer, Joseph F. Rock, and Heinrich Handel-Mazzetti, who collected rhododendrons, primulas, lilies, and the famed blue poppy. Ernest Henry Wilson introduced many species to Western gardens. Even Theodore Roosevelt’s sons joined a 1929 expedition that brought the first panda specimen to the United States, sparking widespread fascination.
