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On Central Asian Tracks 19 -
P'an Ta-jen, Tao-t'ai of Aksu, my old patron and friend. This photo taken
during the second expedition, when Stein made a special trip across the
Taklamakan to visit P'an Ta-jen who had been promoted to Aksu - During the
first expedition Stein met him as Amban of Khotan where he provided very
significant assistance to Stein in obtaining guides, laborers, animals and much
logistic support. By the third expedition P'an Ta-jen had been promoted again
and was at Urumchi. They shared knowledge and love of the medieval Chinese
Buddhist pilgrim memoirs of travel between Xi-an and India.
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