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0500 Southern Tibet : vol.7
南チベット : vol.7
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doi: 10.20676/00000263
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in the east, south of Odon-tala, Soloma. The system did not reach the snow limit,
and it was lower than the two previous ranges. Between the Shuga and the Bayan-
khara-ula an undulating desert was found at 14,500 feet. In the N. W. part of this
desert rose the gigantic snow mountain, Gurbu-naidshi, which he regarded as the
eastern-most part of the Kwen-lun. In January 1873, he reached the Muruï-ussu (Mur-
usu), coming from the Tang-la. We have already dealt with his experiences on the
Tang-la.¹ From here he returned to the north.

Prshevalskiy's second journey took place in 1876 and 1877, started from Kulja,
and proceeded across the Tian-shan to Lop-nor and Altyn-tagh.² Marco Polo was
the first to tell Europe about the Desert of Lop, and since his time the Desert of
Lop had figured on most maps of Central Asia. RICHTHOFEN says that Prshevalskiy's
discovery of the Altyn-tagh (Astin-tagh) was the most surprising of all during this
journey.³ The discovery of this range was of the same importance for geography
as for the understanding of Central Asian communication. It at once became ob-
vious why the old silk-roads between China and the west passed immediately south
of Lop-nor. The Altyn-tagh was found to stretch south-west-wards and to stand like
a wall between the highlands and the lower desert uninterruptedly to Keriya and
Khotan. SHAW had heard the name Tokos-dewán (Tokus-davan), which Richthofen
thought was rather a road with nine passes connecting Tsaidam, Koko-nor and
Sining-fu with Khotan. Richthofen could hardly believe in this unexpected stretching
of the ranges south of the eastern half of Eastern Turkestan.

Wenn hiernach die für die supponirte Gebirgsmauer angenommene Bezeichnung
fallen muss und eine andere Bedeutung erlangt, so sprechen neben der eminenten Unwahr-
scheinlichkeit noch manche positive Gründe gegen die Existenz der von S. W. nach N. O.
gerichteten Gebirgsmauer selbst. Einmal wissen wir aus übereinstimmenden Erkundigungen
von Johnson und Shaw, dass der Weg von Kiria aus erst seine frühere Richtung (also
wohl ungefähr O2S) weiter innehält, dann aber einen Bogen macht und beinahe direct
nördlich geht. Unter den Gründen, welche dies veranlassen können, ist der wahrschein-
lichste der, dass ein nördlicherer Gebirgszug nach Westen vorspringt und umgangen werden
muss. Ferner erfuhr Shaw, dass man auf dem Weg von Kiria nach Tschertschen zur
Rechten in der Ferne bei klarem Wetter schwarze, d. i. schneefreie, Berge sehen könne.

In accordance with this theory, RICHTHOFEN has drawn his maps of China I.
though independent of Prshevalskiy's discoveries. The Russian explorer on later
journeys got opportunities to prove that the information he had got from the natives
was correct, and that there indeed existed a great mountain range stretching N.E.—S.W.