Seagull The most numerous genus of birds in the gull family, inhabiting both marine expanses and inland waters. Many ...
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Semenov-Tian-Shansky Searches for Chigu Just as Mecca eternally beckons Muslims, Chigu attracted almost all ...
The Little-Known "Columbus of Asia" The name Zhang Qian is almost unknown to the general public. There is ...
Heron (white, gray, reddish). A genus of large (80-100 cm and above) birds of the heron family. These birds live along ...
And ahead lies a journey to fairy-tale lands... The question of the second embassy to the West, now concerning the ...
The Nomads Retreat The third year of exile was coming to an end. Zhang Qian began to receive letters, written in the ...
Pheasant. Family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. The length of a pheasant is 80-90 cm, with a tail up to 40 cm, ...
Hypothesis—1985 At the bottom of the Tyup Bay of Issyk-Kul during the field season of 1985, we discovered a large ...
The Downfall of Zhang Qian After a long and mature discussion in the imperial council, it was concluded that the ...
Hoopoe. A small bird measuring 25-29 cm in length and with a wingspan of 44-48 cm. Distinguished by its striped ...
The Return of Zhang Qian Home On a bright September afternoon, four travelers were riding donkeys on the road to ...
Yellow-headed Wagtail (white, mountain, masked). The yellow-headed wagtails have a bright yellow breast, which makes ...