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| Peking to Lhasa : vol.1 | |
| 北京からラサへ : vol.1 |
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引用情報
182 PEKING TO LHASA
Pereira advanced he got a glimpse of the glitter
on its golden roof. The country was still treeless
till getting near to Lhasa, when villas and walled
enclosures full of willow and other trees were seen.
At 10 miles was Drukpa or " the Ferry ", with a
very stony beach on either side. The river was
80 yards wide and 10 feet deep. As usual, coracles
were used for the passage. A small official sta-
tioned here brought Pereira some Chinese cakes
and small unripe peaches. He then crossed a
stony plain stretch 4 miles to the north to barren
hills, at the foot of which was the great Sera
monastery, a several-storied block of whitewashed
buildings. At 141 miles he entered Lhasa, a
rather dirty city with houses of stone, two or three
storied, and with the usual quaint Tibetan windows.
And here, once more, were shops, pink potatoes,
eggs, sugar, etc. It was a treat to him to see a
shop again.
He rode straight to the newly established
telegraph office and despatched a telegram to his
brother, worded, " Lhasa Englishman first." He
had to economise words, and what he meant was
that he, an Englishman, was the first to reach
Lhasa from Peking.
" I entered with my white beard, very tired but
happy ", he writes, " for the great trek was at last
a thing to look back upon. The weary miles of
tramping were over.
" Riding through the city I passed the wonder-
ful Potala, one of the wonders of the world —a
gigantic block of buildings. I have not yet counted
how many stories high, mostly whitewashed, with
the centre painted red and surmounted by small
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