CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 



ГАСЕ 



Ala-shan — Lake Tsagan-nor — Route to Din-yuan-ing — Arrival 

 there — Din-yuan-ing and the Prince — The Prince of Ala-shan 

 and his family — The Gigen — Lama Baldin-Sordji — Curiosity of 

 the people — Intercourse with the younger Princes — Questions 

 about Europe — Openings for trade — Stories about the Dalai 

 Lama — ' Shambaling,' the Promised Land — State visit to the 

 Prince — Interview with Prince Ala-shan — Views of the Anglo- 

 French war — We proceed to the mountains — Mountains of 

 Ala-shan — Birds of Ala-shan mountains — Mammals of Ala- 

 shan — The kuku-yamans or mountain sheep — Shooting them 

 in the mountains— A frightened herd — Desperate leap — Return 

 to Din-yuan-ing — Obliged to retrace our steps .... 231 



TABLE OF NOTES TO VOLUME L 



NOTES BY MR. MORGAN. 



Great Floods in China 271 



The Gandjur or Kanjur : the Sacred Literature of Tibet . . 272 



SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES BY COL. YULE. 



On the meaning of the word Z?<^7wi 274 



On the word ' Gigen ' 275 



On the terms ' Pehhng ' and ' Fanqui ' 276 



On Kumiz and Dardsun ib. 



Tartar Manners at Food 277 



Mongol Orientation ib. 



The Chinese Year 278 



The Mongol Alphabet 280 



The Khata {Kkadak), or Ceremonial Scarf 281 



Om Mane Padme Hum ! 282 



The Obo 283 



Tsagan Balgas 284 



Dumb Bargaining ib. 



Shambaling 2S5 



