
Travels of an Alchemist
First published in 1931.
Mainly focussing on cultural and geographical aspects, Travels of an Alchemist are unique in their importance as a source for early Mongol history, enabling us as they do to fix with certainty the otherwise obscure and much disputed dates of Chingiz Khan''s movements during his Western campaign. The author, a Taoist doctor, left some of the most faithful and vivid pictures...
First published in 1931.
Mainly focussing on cultural and geographical aspects, Travels of an Alchemist are unique in their importance as a source for early Mongol history, enabling us as they do to fix with certainty the otherwise obscure and much disputed dates of Chingiz Khan''s movements during his Western campaign. The author, a Taoist doctor, left some of the most faithful and vivid pictures...