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Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 |
CHAP. xi.] OASIS OF PIALMA 193
offered ample room. Felt carpets and mats are quickly
spread over the raised platforms that surround the principal room of these peasant dwellings, and every time I inspected my servants' quarters along the route I was surprised by their improvised comfort. Not only the average standard of living, but also the housing of the agricultural population of Eastern Turkestan, seemed far above the level observed among the corresponding class in any part of India.
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