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Collection of Tibetan Art Series
Collection of Tibetan Art Series is a monumental 100-volume series devoted to documenting and ..
US$200.00
Stage and Shutter: National Geographic and Southwest China, by Luo Anping
The traditional Western view of China often presents it as a homogeneous civilization shaped by Conf..
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Pavie Mission Exploration Work, Laos, Cambodia, Siam, Yunnan, and Vietnam by Auguste Pavie
The Pavie Mission Indochina Papers (1879-1895) (First English translation from 1901)Volume 1 is writ..
US$60.00
Journey to Yunnan and the Opening of the Red River to Trade, by J. Dupuis
This is the account of the daring journey of a French trader up the Red River in 1872-1873. This was..
US$32.00
A Journey to Yunnan in 1892, by Louis Pichon
The book, originally published in 1893, is the vivid first-hand account of Dr. Louis Pichon’s two-mo..
US$35.00
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 ..
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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.
