The Travels of an Alchemist - The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hindukush at the Summons of Chingiz Khan by Arthur Waley, Li Chih-Ch'ang

The Travels of an Alchemist - The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hindukush at the Summons of Chingiz Khan

Arthur Waley, Li Chih-Ch'ang

188 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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Originally published in 1935, this a translation of the original Chinese text. The book follows Ch'ang-Ch'un through the crowded Chinese plains, through Mongolia, Samarkand and Afghanistan. It is a fascianting travelogue and an intriguing insight ...

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