The romantic East : Burma, Assam, & Kashmir /
Walter Del Mar.
- 145 pages, 27 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Reprint. Originally published: London : Adam & Charles Black, 1906. Includes index.
CHAPTER I GOLDEN BURMA 3 The ideal East—^Burmese characteristics—^The Yellow Peril—Annexation—^Religion—^Marriage and divorce Burmese—^women—Costumes—A few figures. CHAPTER II THE FIRST VIEW 10 Madras to Rangoon—^the Rangoon river—Plague pro tection—pagodas and dagobas—the fratcrnity of the yellow Robe—Monks and monasteries. CHAPTER III RANGOON 17 The Shwe dagon pagoda—Gawdama the Buddha— Tagon-daings—^The great BEii. OF Rangoon—^The story OF THE TIGER. CHAPTER IV RANGOON—(continued) 23 The Sule pagoda—^Nats—^The central Jail—Teak and ELEPHANTS SiLVER-WAR ^RANGOON HOTELS CHAPTER V RANGOON TO BHAMO 28 Pegu—The Shwe-hmaw-daw—The Great Buddha—karen WOMEN—^TOUNGOO—^AmaRAPURA AND Ava—SaGAING— Katha—Shwegu. CHAPTER VI BHAMO AND THE IRAWADI 36 The road lo China—The races of Upper Burma—Chins— Shans-Kachins—Palaungs—The river—The defiles— The road to the Ruby Mines—The Mingon bell and pa goda—^Petroleum. CHAPTER VII MANDAtAY 45 The Queen's Golden Monastery—Fort Dufferin And The Royal Palace— "The Centre Of The Universe"— King Thebaw And His Queens. CHAPTER VIII MANDALAY—(continued) SO Sermons In Stones—The Eindawya PagodA'—The Game Or Chinlon —^A Burmese Pwe—The Great Tfjvipi.e And The Mahamani. CHAPTER IX GOKTEIK 56 The Railway To Lashio—^The Gokieik Gorge And Via duct—The Natural Bridge—^Maymyo—^The Excursion To Moulmein. CHAPTER X MOULMEIN 61 I^iE Duke's Head—^The Great Moulmein Pagoda—^The Bells—^Ivory Carvers—^Kado—A Modern Shrine. CHAPTER XI CHRISTMAS IN BURMA 67 Christmas Eve Smoking Concert—Chris-imas At The Farm Caves—^Rangoon To Chi'itagong—^New Ye/vr's Day At Akyab. CHAPTER XII ASSAM 74 Chittagong—The Assm-bengal R/\ilway—^Big game—^The PLANTERS—The romance of Assam—^The tea industry CHAPTER XIII ASSAM—Continued 81 Climate—^Ti^E Brahmaputoa From Nigri Ting To Dubri— A Mournful River—^Birds—^The New Province Of East ern Bengal And Assam. CHAPTER XIV THE ROAD TO KASHMIR 87 The Happy Valley—The City Of Sri—^Dhanjibhoy And Son—^A Tramp In The Snow—Muree—Kohaijv Bridge CHAPTER XV KOHALA BRIDGE TO CHAKOTI 95 The Jhelum And Kjshanganga—^A Dangerous Road— DoMEL—^The Great Gorge—^An Accident To The Tonga Driver—Chakoti. CHAPTER XVI CHAKOTI TO SRINAGAR 100 The Jhelum Gorge—^A Brf.akdown—^Uri—Oriental Cun ning—Avalanches And Landslides—Rampur—^The Temple Of Buniar—^Baramula—^Patan—Srinagar chapter xvii THEVENICE OFTHE EAST 108 Early Birds—^Merchants And Tourists—Thieves And Swindlers—Curios And Trophies—Punts And House boats. THE BRIDGES AND THE CITY 113 Mayasum—Thr Bridges—Sher Garhi Palace—^Mosque Of Shah Hamadan—The Great Mosque—^Hari Parbat— Tinpot Trmples. CHAPTER XIX THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 118 Different Points Of" View—^From The Steps Of Solomon's Throne—^The Valley And The Mountain Barriers— Kashmir And The Kashmiris. CHAPTER XX THE GARDENS OF THE GREAT MOGULS 125 Rotten Row—The City Lake—^Nishat Bach—Shalimar Bach—^Lalla Rookh—^Nasim Bach CHAPTER XXI SRINAGAR TO BARAMULA 129 Manjhis And Nautch-girls—The "River Of Milk"—The Naru Canal—Winter Birds—Singharas—^Volur Lake. CHAPTER XXII AND SO HOME 134 Baramula to Rawai. Pindi—The last dak
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Burma--Description and travel. Assam (India)--Description and travel. Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Description and travel.