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Living Fabric: Weaving among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya, by Monisha Ahmed
This is the first study of the tradition of weaving among the nomadic pastoralists of Rupshu, in eas..
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The Naga of Burma: Their Festivals, Customs and Way of Life, by J. D. Saul with Photography by Dominique Viallard
Traces the origins of the naga of Burma, and examines their social structures, religion, and ritual,..
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The Yao: the Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, by Jess G. Pourret
The Yao, a non Chinese minority moved most likely from the Yang Tse Basin many centuries ago to the ..
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The Shan: Culture, Art and Crafts, by Susan Conway
The Shan: Culture, Art and Crafts offers a richly detailed exploration of the culture, art, and trad..
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Forgotten Kingdom, by Peter Goullart
Goullart arrived in Lijiang in 1939 as a representative of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives and l..
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Princes of the Black Bone, by Peter Goullart
Peter Goullart explores Tachienlu, The Great Cold Mountain (Da Liangshan) and Sichang (Xichang) area..
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China's Hand-built Air Bases, Original Article from NGS, by W. Robert Moore
The National Geographic Magazine, August, 1945, Volume LXXXVIII, Number Two. Included in this i..
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Peoples of the Golden Triangle, by Paul and Elaine Lewis
Peoples of the Golden Triangle stands as one of the most comprehensive and visually compelling studi..
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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.
