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26 THE ROMANTIC EAST charpai, over which are suspended three modern white silk parasols trimmed with lace ; and some of the best teak carvings are to be found on this side of the platform. On the north side is a carved and gilt pavilion with handsome pillars. In one of the corners near the Shan pagoda is the shrine of the great bell, or Maha Ganda, "the great sweet voice," 14 feet high, 15 inches thick, and 7 feet 7^ inches in diameter at the mouth, which was presented by Mentara Gyi and thereby hangs a tale. ; In 1853, after the second war with Burma, the British conquerors attempted to transport to Calcutta as a trophy this bell, which weighs over 42 tons and is said to be the fourth largest in the world, but the boat overturned and the bell fell into the Rangoon river, and there remained despite all efforts to raise it. So the Burmans asked if they might keep the bell if they could get it up, and the official reply was, " If (with heavy emphasis on the if) you can raise it, you can have it." Now the Burmans had no heavy tackle, but they had a small idea whose application solved the problem. They made a heavy disc of solid teak, the exact size of the bell's greatest diameter at the and lip,
Photographed by W. IV. Schumacher SHRINE ON SHWE DAGON PLATFORM.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY
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THE ROMANTIC EAST
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WALTER DEI, MAR. Photographed by Ta
Page 11 and 12: PREFACE The Romantic East is a narr
Page 13 and 14: CONTENTS CHAPTER I GOLDEN BURMA PAG
Page 15 and 16: CONTENTS ix CHAPTER X MOULMEIN PAGE
Page 17: CONTENTS xi CHAPTER XX THE GARDENS
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Page 23 and 24: THE ROMANTIC EAST CHAPTER I GOLDEN
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Page 56 and 57: CHAPTER III RANGOON The Shwe Dagon
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Page 73 and 74: CHAPTER IV RANGOON (continued ) The
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Page 89 and 90: RANGOON TO BHAMO 39 capital of the
Page 93 and 94: RANGOON TO BHAMO 41 On the way back
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54 THE ROMANTIC EAST jackets trimme
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56 THE ROMANTIC EAST which is prope
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58 THE ROMANTIC EAST the river belo
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60 THE ROMANTIC EAST To the north i
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BHAMO AND THE IRAWADI 61 of a sort
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CHAPTER VII MANDALAY The Queen's Go
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66 THE ROMANTIC EAST orders have be
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68 THE ROMANTIC EAST nature of the
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CHAPTER VIII MANDALAY (continued) S
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72 THE ROMANTIC EAST and a staircas
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74 THE ROMANTIC EAST tune ; and flu
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76 THE ROMANTIC EAST each other at
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78 THE ROMANTIC EAST Mandalay is fa
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80 THE ROMANTIC EAST Thondaung, 270
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GOKTEIK 81 Se, which is interrupted
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ENTRANCE OF CAVE GOKTEIK VIADUCT. P
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84 THE ROMANTIC EAST appreciated by
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CHAPTER X MOULMEIN The Duke's Head
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88 THE ROMANTIC EAST repainted, the
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90 THE ROMANTIC EAST mirrors and co
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MOULMEIN 91 The ivory carvers in th
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SHRINES ON NORTH SIDE Photographed
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94 THE ROMANTIC EAST a floor of mar
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96 THE ROMANTIC EAST the audience w
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98 THE ROMANTIC EAST At the village
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100 THE ROMANTIC EAST By the old Mo
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CHRISTMAS IN BURMA 101 which is scr
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CHRISTMAS IN BURMA 103 1904, at 6 A
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CHRISTMAS IN BURMA 105 morning, abo
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ASSAM 107 said he had never heard o
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ASSAM 109 railway cuttings are cert
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ENTRANCE TO PLANTER'S BUNGALOW, ASS
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THE ROMANTIC EAST jungles of Assam,
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114 THE ROMANTIC EAST apart in diag
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CHAPTER XIII ASSAM continued Climat
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ASSAM 117 peaks of the Himalayas se
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ASSAM 119 into the bank and held th
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ASSAM miles, containing a populatio
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Down River ASSAM 123 Madras Time Le
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THE ROAD TO KASHMIR 125 22 miles wi
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OUR TONGA WITH LUGGAGE TIED OUTSIDE
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128 THE ROMANTIC EAST we must take
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130 THE ROMANTIC EAST From this bri
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132 THE ROMANTIC EAST but the ostle
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134 THE ROMANTIC EAST cold in plodd
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culverts THE ROAD TO KASHMIR 135 an
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CHAPTER XV KOHALA BRIDGE TO CHAKOTI
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KOHALA BRIDGE TO CHAKOTI 139 the na
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KOHALA BRIDGE TO CHAKOTI 141 or by
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KOHALA BRIDGE TO CHAKOTI 143 and gr
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CHAPTER XVI CHAKOTI TO SRINAGAR The
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148 THE ROMANTIC EAST road, which r
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150 THE ROMANTIC EAST hour was the
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152 THE ROMANTIC EAST formed by lar
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154 THE ROMANTIC EAST at a quarter-
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CHAPTER XVII THE VENICE OF THE EAST
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160 THE ROMANTIC EAST charcoal fire
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162 THE ROMANTIC EAST propelled by
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164 THE ROMANTIC EAST banks, and th
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166 THE ROMANTIC EAST a balcony fac
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THE BRIDGES AND THE CITY 167 Ziarat
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HARI PARBA-r, SRINAGAR. Photographe
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CHAPTER XIX THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUN
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 171 sugg
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 173 Anot
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 175 (10,
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 177 dege
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 179 Afgh
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CHAPTER XX THE GARDENS OF THE GREAT
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THE GARDENS OF THE GREAT MOGULS 183
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THE GARDENS OF THE GREAT MOGULS 185
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KASHMIRI BEAUTIES. Photographed by
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188 THE ROMANTIC EAST boatman's fam
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190 THE ROMANTIC EAST blue and oran
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192 THE ROMANTIC EAST whisky to las
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SRINAGAR TO BARAMULA 193 The quanti
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CHAPTER XXII AND SO HOME Baramula t
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AND SO HOME 197 After some food at
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AND SO HOME 199 Nothing had been do
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INDEX Geographical names in small c
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INDEX 203 CHURU, 175. COAL, in. Cow
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INDEX 205 KADO (KADOE), 86, 91-95.
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INDEX 207 Mir Sayyad Ali, 165. MODA
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INDEX 209 SAFAPUR, 174. Safed cheta
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INDEX Ticca -gharry (Thika, Thikah-
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' ' ' We ' OTHER BOOKS BY WALTER DE
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' ' By Walter Del Mar INDIA OF TO-D
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