, ▁and ▁investig ated ▁a ▁myster ious ▁tribe ▁known ▁as ▁Y ug urs . ▁From ▁L anz hou , ▁the ▁provincial ▁capital , ▁M anner heim ▁head ed ▁south ▁into ▁Tib et an ▁territory ▁and ▁visited ▁the ▁l am as ery ▁of ▁Lab r ang , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁st oned ▁by ▁x en oph ob ic ▁mon ks . ▁M anner heim ▁arrived ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁returning ▁to ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁via ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Trans - S iber ian ▁Express . ▁His ▁report ▁gave ▁a ▁detailed ▁account ▁of ▁Chinese ▁modern ization , ▁covering ▁education , ▁military ▁re forms , ▁colon ization ▁of ▁eth nic ▁border lands , ▁min ing ▁and ▁industry , ▁railway ▁construction , ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Japan , ▁and ▁op ium ▁sm oking . ▁He ▁also ▁discussed ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁Russian ▁invasion ▁of ▁X in ji ang , ▁and ▁X in ji ang ' s ▁possible ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁b arg aining ▁chip ▁in ▁a ▁put ative ▁future ▁war ▁with ▁China . ▁ ▁After ▁M anner heim ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Vladimir ▁U hl an ▁Regiment ▁in ▁Poland . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁general ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁Guard ▁U hl an ▁Regiment ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty ▁in ▁Wars aw . ▁Next ▁M anner heim ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁ent ou