Heinrich Lüders (1869–1943) was a German #orientalist and scholar of 'Indology', most famous for his research on the #Turfan manuscripts. He was a teacher to Chen Yinke #陳寅恪 while the latter studied in Berlin. Apparently, he also invented canned kale (in 'strammer Packung').
That is fascinating! #Qalamos, with its entries on text fragments from the #Turfan collection, is undoubtedly also an online resource for anyone interested in writing cultures along the Silk Road. The basic metadata can already be viewed, a starting point for those interested in #silkroad cultures.
Water
吐鲁番市, تۇرپان شەھىرى, #Turfan, 1986
Karez: Groundwater is piped from the Tian Shan to the oasis in underground canals; the system is at least 6 centuries old and was built at the time of the #Uyghur Huihe Khanate.
#china #xinjiang #photography #streetphotography
Courtyard
تۇرپان 吐鲁番, 1986
Extreme heat in August, between 45-50 degrees. Most of the day you could only stay in the shade in the courtyard.
#china #streetphotography #photography #xinjiang #turfan #turpan
Annemarie von Gabain (1901–93) finished a doctorate in #Sinology with a translation of Lu Jia's 陸賈 (d. ~170 BCE) Xinyu 新語. An NSDAP member, her career continued after WWII with works on #OldTurkic, #Turfan, and the #Uyghur kingdom of Kocho or Chotscho 高昌.
#womenorientalists
Heinrich Lüders (1869–1943) was a German #orientalist and scholar of 'Indology', most famous for his research on the #Turfan manuscripts. He was a teacher to Chen Yinke #陳寅恪 while the latter studied in Berlin. Apparently, he also invented canned kale (in 'strammer Packung').
Heinrich Lüders (1869–1943) was a German #orientalist and scholar of 'Indology', most famous for his research on the #Turfan manuscripts. He was a teacher to Chen Yinke #陳寅恪 while the latter studied in Berlin. Apparently, he also invented canned kale (in 'strammer Packung').
