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NRI2/5/12/1

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Title

Travel diary by Joseph Needham of his trip to Dunhuang in 1943.

Date

1943

Measurement

depth 1.1 centimetres, height 16.5 centimetres, width 10.3 centimetres

Language / script

English (lang.)

Description

Scope and content : Travel diary starting on 7 August 1943 setting off from Chongqing through to 14 December 1943. Includes brief notes on journey, supplies, accounts of expenses etc. f.92V has an English translation by Needham of a poem by Wu Zuoren written at Dunhuang. Excerpts of the diary were reproduced in 'Science Outpost' pp. 140-50. 95ff. ff.60-92R are blank. 3 loose pieces of paper.

Institution

Needham Research Institute

Journal of a journey to Dunhuang 1943 (Joseph Needham)

Sponsors

Digitisation of the Needham archives has been enabled thanks to the generous support of the Dunhuang Foundation US.

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