Three Years In Tibet

Reprint of the 1909 original, with a new introduction by H. K. Kuloy. Account of Kawaguchi s now legendary solo trip, beginning 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to all outside visitors.

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This is Ekai Kawaguchi's account of his legendary solo trip, in 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to outside visitors. Disguised as a Chinese doctor or a native Tibetan, this Japanese monk managed to traverse the entire length of Tibet - a feat of courage, endurance and good fortune. This is Ekai Kawaguchi's account of his legendary solo trip, beginning in 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to all outside visitors. Disguised sometimes as a Chinese doctor and at others as a native Tibetan, this Japanese monk managed to traverse practically the entire length of Tibet - largely on foot - a