A remarkable work of the German philosopher Hermann Keyserling describing not only the particular nature, society and lives in many regions, countries and cities in his world travel but also his thoughtful philosophical observation of and insight into the people and the early 20th century era. Contents PART ONE. TO THE TROPICS 1. BEFORE THE START 2. THE MEDITERRANEAN 3. THE SUEZ CANAL 4. THE RED SEA 5. ADEN 6. THE INDIAN OCEAN PART TWO. CEYLON 7. COLOMBO 8. KANDY 9. DEMBULL 10. TO HABARANE 11. LAKE MINNERI 12. POLLONARUWA 13. ANURADHAPURA PART THREE. INDIA 14. RAMESHVARAM 15. MADURA 16. TANJORE 17. CONJEEVARAM 18. MAHABALIPURAM (THE SEVEN PAGODAS) 19. ADYAR 20. ELLORA 21. UDAIPUR 22. CHITOR 23. JAIPUR 24. LAHORE 25. PESHAWAR 26. DELHI 27. AGRA 28. BENARES 29. BUDDHA-GAYA 30. THE HIMALAYAS 31. CALCUTTA PART FOUR. TO THE FAR EAST 33. IN THE BAY OF BENGAL 34. PENANG 35. SINGAPORE 36. HONG-KONG PART FIVE. CHINA 37. CANTON 38. MACAU 39. TSING-TAU 40. THROUGH SHANTUNG 41. TSI NAN FU 42. PEKIN 43. HANKOW 44. ON THE YANG-TSE 45. SHANGHAI PART SIX. JAPAN 46. THROUGH YAMATO 47. IN THE MONASTERY OF KOYA SAN 48. NARA 49. KYOTO 50. ISE 51. MYANOSHITA 52. NIKKO 53. TOKYO PART SEVEN. TO THE NEW WORLD 54. ON THE PACIFIC 55. HONOLULU 56. ON THE KILAUEA CRATER 57. ON THE LAVA FIELD BEFORE THE KILAUEA 58. AT THE CRATER AT NIGHT 59. THE BAY OF WAIKIKI 60. TOWARDS AMERICA PART EIGHT. AMERICA 61. SAN FRANCISCO 62. IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY 63. THE MARIPOSA GROVE 64. THE GRAN CANON OF COLORADO 65. THROUGH CALIFORNIA 66. IN THE YELLOWSTONE PARK 67. SALT LAKE CITY 68. EASTWARD 69. CHICAGO 70. NEW YORK PART NINE. HOME ONCE MORE 71. RAYKULL