Farther on we passed the villages of Kazan Kul and Shaptul ; a weekly market is held at the latter. "Beyond Fyzabad habitations became scarcer, and ceased altogether at Yengi Awat, forty-six miles from Kashgar.

Whose vultur thought doth pitch the price so hie, That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie.

Henry Wagner — trained in Europe, and like others just mentioned, cosmopolitan in his reading and approach to rhinolaryngologic problems.

In 1995, a second Merlion was built on the island of Sentosa. This new Merlion is actually a 37-metre high panoramic tower, from which it is possible to view mainland Singapore and the Straits of Singapore[…]. A new ancient legend was created for this creature with this tower. The legend alleged that the Merlion landed on Sentosa and saved Singapore from a storm. It would save Singapore again if the island ran into trouble (according to a film in the Merlion Tower). […] Some locals are upset by this fabrication. The STB [Singapore Tourism Board] maintains that the Merlion reflects the combination of Singapore's national animal (the lion) and Singapore being an island. Many Singaporeans have come to accept this mythical creature as a quintessential symbol of Singapore. To the unaware tourists, the product was packaged in a convincing manner, with the legend, film clip, and chronotopic dimensions of when and where the Merlion supposedly visited Singapore.