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The altar at the Grand Lamas’ halting place . . . . . H i
Chak-sam Monastery . . . . . , t T ^
A wayside shrine . . . . , . . . . . ' 1 15
Embarking mules at Chak-sam F e r r y .................................................. n -j
Despatching a loaded ferry-boat . . . . . . itq
The promontory at Chak-sam F e r r y ...................................................121
Native yak-skin boats . . . . . . . . 1 2 3
Encampment at Chak-sam Ferry . . . . . . - 1 25
The north shore of the T s a n g -p o ................................................... 127
The Pum-ba on north bank of Tsang-po . . . . . 1 2 8
Giant willows at Ta-ka-re . . . . . . . 1 2 9
In the treasure room at Ta-ka-re . . . . . . 133
View towards the Kamba la . . . . . . . 135
Great Buddha at Jang-kor-yang-tse . . . . . . . 137
In the wood near North Camp . . . . . . - 1 39
The plantation at Pome-tse . . . , . . . . 1 4 1
Looking towards the Kyi chu V a l l e y ............................................. 143
A rock-cut Buddha near L h a s a .......................................................j 45
C h u su l . . . . j^o
Evening on the Kyi chu (photogravure) . . . facing page 152
The Mission yaks . . . . . . . . . . 155
The track beside Kyi c h u ............................................................ 157
On the road to L h a s a .................................... ......... . . 158
Jang-ma in the Kyi chu Valley . . . . . . 159
“ Cup marks ” outside L h a s a ............................................................ 162
The first sight of L h a s a ............................................................... . 1 65
The last stage . . . . . . . . . 173
De-bung Monastery . . . . . . 177
The Kaling chu, Lhasa (coloured) . . . facing page 178
The Ling-kor or Sacred Way . . . . . . . . 179
Just outside the Western Gate, Lhasa . . . . . 181
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Outside the Western Gate, Lhasa (photogravure) facing page 182
Pargo Kaling. . . ._ . 183
The Potala Palace from Chagpo-ri . . . r 86
The city of Lhasa from Chagpo-ri . . 187
The Amban arrives to pay a state visit 193
Colonel Younghusband receives the Amban 195
Pargo Kaling (photogravure) . . . . facing page 196
The Amban pays a state visit to Colonel Younghusband 197
Under the Potala . . . . . . . 199
The Turquoise bridge, Lhasa (coloured) . facing page 200
Street scene in Lhasa . . . . . . 202
Chinese Residency, Lhasa . . . . . 203
Street scene in Lhasa (photogravure) facing page 206
Séfeiie in Lhasa . 207
A typical mud.and horn hut . . . . . 211
The famous horn-masonry . . . . . 213
In Lhasa . . . . . . . . 2i4
Inside the Lu-kang gardens . . . 217
The Lu-kang gardens (photogravure) facing page 218
The surviving elephant at Lhasa . . . . 219
The Ling-kor or Sacred Way . . . 223
On the Ling-kor (photogravure) . . . . facing page 224
The Ling-kor : descending the rock 225
The Sacred Rock, on the Sacred Way 227
Lha-lu Housej Lhasa . . . . . . 233
The courtyard of Lha-lu House . . . . 2 3 7
The Reception Hall, Lha-lu House 241
In the Lha-lu gardens . . . . . . . 243
The Potala from the gardens of Lha-lu . facing page 244
The white, Italian-like houses, Lhasa 247
The Chief Magician’s Temple, Lhasa (photogravure) facing page 250