The Chinese influence over the Buryat culture of the XVII-XIX centuries (by way of the smoking pipes Ganza illustration)

The article deals with the analysis of the Buryat archaeological complexes of the 17-19 centuries, containing the smoking pipes ganza and facts are taken from the ethnographical sources. For the first time, the description of the some examples of smoking pipes is introduced in scientific circulation. Special attention is paid to hypothesis of tobacco penetrating from Russia and China.