Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . midway between the Kho-tan and Keriya darias. The ruins werequite different from any which Dr. Hedinhad previously visited in Eastern Tur-kestan. There were the remains of hun-dreds of houses, but every house appearedto have been built of wood instead ofclay. A ruined temple which the explorercame across seemed to have been erectedto Buddha, like the one found by a year ago in the ruined city onthe northern shore of the ancient LobNor. Like the latter city, too, Takla-Makan seems to have been situated ina well-watere
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . midway between the Kho-tan and Keriya darias. The ruins werequite different from any which Dr. Hedinhad previously visited in Eastern Tur-kestan. There were the remains of hun-dreds of houses, but every house appearedto have been built of wood instead ofclay. A ruined temple which the explorercame across seemed to have been erectedto Buddha, like the one found by a year ago in the ruined city onthe northern shore of the ancient LobNor. Like the latter city, too, Takla-Makan seems to have been situated ina well-watered region. Pictures of boatsrocking on the waves were found paintedon the walls of the temple, and amongthe sand dunes there were several tracesof gardens. Truncated stems of the or-dinary poplars still stood in rows, mark-ing the direction of ancient were indications wanting that hereapricot and plum trees had formerlylived and thrived, The city had, indeed,it is conjectured, stood at one time on U) Plan Qf the. Lakes old Lok(now dry) Worth). (2.) S<clo Elevation.
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