IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
| |||||||||
|
| IIIFカラー高解像度 |
| Peking to Lhasa : vol.1 | |
| 北京からラサへ : vol.1 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
引用情報
44 PEKING TO LHASA
given a miniature feast of wine, brandy and
biscuits.
And so the first great stage of his journey
was accomplished. He had covered 1818/- miles
(4364 by train and 1382-1 by road). Of this dis-
tance he had walked 11161 miles. The journey
occupied 103 days from Tientsin, and he spent
£188 on the way, exclusive of the stores he had laid
in for the journey. The actual transport (train,
chairs, coolies, cart, mules, boat) cost £126.
Chengtu is one of the pleasantest cities in China,
with clean, fairly well - paved streets, covered
arcades and good shops. It is reputed to have
422,516 inhabitants. Pereira stayed here in a
charming Chinese house (now the British Con-
sulate) with a nice garden, and was welcomed at
a series of entertainments. First, on June 3, was
a great celebration of the King's birthday at the
British Consulate. This, he says, was very well
done by Mr. Hewlett. Flags were flown and an
official reception was held from 11 to 11.30. In
the afternoon were sports for children, of which
there were seventy (English and Canadian) over
four years of age. Then there was a patriotic
march with the flag as well as songs and recitations
to keep up the love of country. All was very
effective, and if everybody took the same trouble
all over the world as Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Brace
(working for the Y.M.C.A.) took, we would not, he
thought, be having so much trouble at home.
Then he had a round of Chinese feasts which, in
accordance with Chinese etiquette, he was expected
to attend. At these big official feasts countless
heart-burnings in regard to the correct seating of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright (C) 2003-2019
National Institute of Informatics（国立情報学研究所）
and
The Toyo Bunko（東洋文庫）. All Rights Reserved.
本ウェブサイトに掲載するデジタル文化資源の無断転載は固くお断りいたします。