Chini-Bagh

Chini-Bagh

Chini-Bagh was the Kashgar residence of George Macartney, Britain's consul-general and his wife, Lady Catherine Macartney, for 28 years. Over the years, Chini-Bagh saw an incredible procession of adventurers, explorers and other exciting characters, including Aurel Stein, Father Hendricks, Albert von Le Coq, and two of Count Otani's Central Asian archaeologists/spies, Eizaburo Nomura and Zuicho Tachibana.

In 1908, while Macartney was on leave in England, Chini-Bagh was home to Captain A.R.B. Shuttleworth while he was in charge of the consulate.

Although the house still stands, its famed gardens were later destroyed to make room for the Chini Bagh hotel.

References

  • Hopkirk, Peter (1980). Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia. Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 0-87023-435-8.

Meaning of Chini-Bagh

The phrase "Chini-Bagh" means Chinese Garden in Uygur.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chini Ka Rauza — Chini ka Rauza, Agra Chini ka Rauza is a funerary monument in Agra, India, containing the tomb of Allama Afzal Khan Mullah, a scholar and poet who was the Prime Minister of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The tomb was built in 1635. Chini ka Rauza …   Wikipedia

  • Mehtab Bagh — looking north (2009) Old …   Wikipedia

  • List of China-related topics 123-L — The following is a breakdown of the list of China related topics.See also: List of China related topics M Z NOTOC 0 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L0 9.cn .hk .mo .tw 123 Democratic Alliance 1421 theory 14K Triad 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Summer… …   Wikipedia

  • Father Hendricks — (18?? 1907?) was a Dutch missionary.He arrived in Kashgar in 1885 and remained there until his death. During his stay in Kashgar, Father Hendricks clashed with Nikolai Petrovsky, the Russian consul general, and lived for a time with George… …   Wikipedia

  • A. R. B. Shuttleworth — Captain A.R.B. Shuttleworth a British player of The Great Game.For a time in 1908, Shuttleworth was acting Consul in Kashgar while George Macartney was in England. During this time, Shuttleworth became involved in investigating the expeditions of …   Wikipedia

  • Architecture Moghole — Histoire de l art Série Arts de l Islam Périodes Art omeyyade Art abbasside Art fatimide Iran autonome …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Architecture moghole — L architecture atteint sous les moghols une perfection exceptionnelle, en poursuivant les traditions iraniennes et locales antérieures, et en les enrichissant d éléments européens et totalement nouveaux. Pour les problèmes de vocabulaire… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Agra — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Agra skyline=TajMahalbyAmalMongia.jpg type = Metro locator position = left latd = 27.18|longd = 78.02 state name = Uttar Pradesh district = Agra altitude = 171 population as of = 2001 population total =… …   Wikipedia

  • Mankameshwar Temple — Mankameshwar Mandir (Temple) in Agra is devoted to Lord Shiva. The temple is situated at Rawatpara, near Agra Fort Railway Station. It is one of the ancient temples devoted to Lord Shiva.It is said that the shivlinga covered by the silver metal… …   Wikipedia

  • Moti Masjid, Agra — The Moti Masjid in Agra was built by Shah Jahan. During the rule of Shah Jahan the Mughal emperor, numerous architectural wonders were built. Most famous of them being the Taj Mahal. Moti Masjid earned the epithet Pearl Mosque for it shined like… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”