The land of Burkhans, the southern part of the land of the Holy Books, was Taboo to Europeans; it was the patrimony of the Dalai Lama, a sacred land, his own peculiar property. The indomitable desire of Sven Hedin to know all about the Forbidden Land made him undertake one of the most hazardous explorations to the little known interiors of Central Asia. A journey through the remote inhospitable terrain encountering hostile natives that took him over three years ...
