TY - BOOK ID - 85472198 TI - The river of golden sand : the narrative of a journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah. PY - 2011 SN - 0511736282 1108019544 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - China KW - Tibet Autonomous Region (China) KW - Description and travel. KW - Description and travel UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85472198 AB - William Gill (1843-1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, Gill decided to remain in the Army and use his inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries, satisfying his love of travel and gathering intelligence for the British government. He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1879 for his scientific observations on his expeditions. This two volume work, first published in 1880, is Gill's account of his expedition from Chengdu, China through Sichuan, along the eastern edge of Tibet via Litang, to Bhamo in Burma. Gill describes in vivid detail the cultures and societies of the region, and their political and economic systems. Volume 2 recounts his travels across the plateau to the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy, partly retracing Marco Polo's route. ER -