CONTENTS

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I.Beyond the Bosporus[1]
II.The Ascent of Mount Ararat[43]
III.Through Persia to Samarkand[83]
IV.The Journey from Samarkand to Kuldja[115]
V.Over the Gobi Desert and through the Western Gate of the Great Wall[149]
VI.An Interview with the Prime Minister of China[207]