Project Gutenberg 2015-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 64 Hedin, Sven Anders 1865 1952 Gedin, Sven Khedin, Sven Anders Aasian erämaissa: Kuvauksia matkoilta Keski-Aasiassa ja Kiinassa E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Aasian erämaissa: Kuvauksia matkoilta Keski-Aasiassa ja Kiinassa" by Sven Hedin is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's ambitious journey across Central Asia and into China, detailing his exploration of the little-known regions of Upper Asia, including vast steppes, deserts, and high-altitude mountain ranges. Hedin's observations capture the landscapes, cultures, and peoples he encounters, sharing both the beauty and the dangers of his adventurous expedition. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Hedin's journey, beginning with the initial train ride from Petersburg to Orenburg. As he travels through an expansive and largely unknown landscape, he engages with fellow travelers who express surprise at his destination: Peking. Hedin reveals his intention to travel across all of Asia, not just to reach Peking but to explore the interior highlands and deserts of Central Asia. He highlights the various modes of transport he plans to utilize during his expedition, from camels to canoes, and depicts his excitement and anticipation for the adventures and challenges that await him in the vast and mysterious regions of the East. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Asia, Central -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 558708 558641 2024-09-21T09:00:26.351163 2023-09-22T06:21:31.055944 text/html text/html 558701 558634 2024-09-21T09:00:26.660109 2023-09-22T06:21:31.266982 text/html text/html 319026 2024-09-21T09:00:37.419094 application/epub+zip 326715 2024-09-21T09:00:31.219117 application/epub+zip 285072 2024-09-21T09:00:29.661119 application/epub+zip 705472 2024-09-21T09:00:41.869111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681259 2024-09-21T09:00:36.334112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502727 2022-09-23T05:03:12.483017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523095 523079 2024-09-21T09:00:25.909167 2023-09-22T06:21:30.731961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 499947 2015-12-19T13:54:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199729 2015-12-19T13:55:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17739 2024-09-21T09:00:41.995073 application/rdf+xml 28045 2024-09-21T09:00:30.220118 image/jpeg 4920 2024-09-21T09:00:29.936205 image/jpeg 324090 2024-09-21T09:00:26.713143 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia