To the snows of Tibet through China . ortably off as far as I could judge,and one day she showed me a great part of her wealth,which consisted of massive gold ornaments of roughmanufacture. It is a common practice among thewomen here to have their fortunes in jewellery, because,I imagine, there are no banks or safe places wheremoney can be kept. Gold, I may here mention, hasnot the same relative value to silver as it has in LowerChina, but is considerably cheaper. The city of Ta-tsien-lu is most irregularly built, thehouses being of all shapes and sizes, the roadwaysmerely layers of large ston
To the snows of Tibet through China . ortably off as far as I could judge,and one day she showed me a great part of her wealth,which consisted of massive gold ornaments of roughmanufacture. It is a common practice among thewomen here to have their fortunes in jewellery, because,I imagine, there are no banks or safe places wheremoney can be kept. Gold, I may here mention, hasnot the same relative value to silver as it has in LowerChina, but is considerably cheaper. The city of Ta-tsien-lu is most irregularly built, thehouses being of all shapes and sizes, the roadwaysmerely layers of large stones, and a stream runs throughits centre from south to north. It is inhabited principally by Chinese and Tibetans,the former being generally the merchants and shop-keepers, the latter for the most part employed in the cara-van trade. All Tibetans are dressed in much the sameway as I have before described, those not being employedin caravans wearing a felt hat, if a hat is worn at all,instead of a cowl. Certain of the more wealthy wear. LAMAS 131> on occasions a grey felt hat, perhaps a foot high. NoTibetan is ever without a wooden bowl, sometimes linedwith silver, from which he eats his porridge or drinks histea. He also invariably carries a small neat tinder-box,,usually with the steel attached to it, the flint beingcarried inside. These two articles when not in use arecarried in the folds of his long coarse coat. All races of Asiatics may be seen in the streets,many being tall, fine, fierce-looking specimens ofhumanity, armed with long guns, daggers and fire-arms are as a rule of no cjreat use, beinof the obsolete type so frequently seen among suchpeople, but the owners value tliem highly; andthough I wished to bring some home as curiosities,the price asked was so high as to prevent my pur-chasing. Many lamas are seen at all times in the town,.there being a large lamasery just outside. They maybe told by their scarlet cloaks and shaven heads, andtheir music whi
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