Magical, thank you! Heinrich Härke's Fortress of Solitude brought the uniqueness of Por-Bazhyn to Western attention more than a decade ago, and I've loved it ever since. The ruins sit in the mind like one of Marco Polo's imaginary cities, described for the entertainment of the great Kublai Khan in Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities; and reading Dmitri Alexandrovich Klements' account here, so beautifully illustrated, adds so much depth to the story...
Magical, thank you! Heinrich Härke's Fortress of Solitude brought the uniqueness of Por-Bazhyn to Western attention more than a decade ago, and I've loved it ever since. The ruins sit in the mind like one of Marco Polo's imaginary cities, described for the entertainment of the great Kublai Khan in Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities; and reading Dmitri Alexandrovich Klements' account here, so beautifully illustrated, adds so much depth to the story...
Thank you! I did not know about Fortress of Solitude, I will check this out
This was fascinating. Thank you for writing! Loved the comparison of the khanate / tang dynasty w the European powers and the Qing
Thank you!
Amazingly good historical research for which I am very grateful. Thank you.
Thank you!
Thank you!