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0192 The Pulse of Asia : vol.1
アジアの鼓動 : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000233
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races, Huns, Chinese, Tibetans, and Turks; but the main
stock still persists, as appears from Stein's anthropometric
observations, and from the general appearance of the Chan-
tos. Their features are large and coarse, but on the whole
resemble those of Europeans rather than those of the high-
cheeked Mongols or slant-eyed Chinese. Their skins, where
not tanned by the sun, are fair, and the children are rosy
and often have light brown hair, which later darkens almost
to black. The beards of the men are heavy compared with
those of the neighboring races, though by no means equal
to those of Germans or Englishmen. Ancient tradition
relates that the original inhabitants of the Lop basin, the
probable ancestors of the Chantos of to-day, migrated from
northern India. The tradition is confirmed by the fact that
the earliest specimens of writing found in the ruins of the
Takla-Makan desert are in the Kharosthi tongue, a lan-
guage akin to Sanskrit, and spoken in northern India not
far from the beginning of the Christian era. Since the Mo-
hammedan invasion of the tenth century, the ancient tongue
has been displaced by the Turki language of the conquerors,
which is spoken in several primitive dialects.

From the simple, but kindly hospitality of the poor peas-
ants at Ulachi, a day's ride brought us to Sanju, a town of
perhaps six thousand people, where Chanto courtesy dis-
played itself more elaborately. The ride along the fertile
loess terraces was delightful. We entirely forgot that the
desert lay but a few thousand feet away, at the top of the
enclosing red walls of the upper terrace. The narrow rib-
bon of the green oasis filled our thoughts, and satisfied us
with its freshness. Trees and bushes, gardens of vegetables