Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 26861
Ancient India and Ancient China, Trade and Religious Exchanges AD 1-600
Book
Liu, X. (1988) Ancient India and Ancient China, Trade and Religious Exchanges AD 1-600. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 231 pp.
ISBN/ISSN: 9780200000000 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | RWHL
gems, trade, commerce, early trade, India, China
India and China are two of the most important civilizations of the ancient world. Looking at the relations between these empires before the 6th century A.D., Xinru Liu conclusively establishes the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, and describes the various items of commercial trade.