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Some Chinese Sources on the Khazars and Khwarazm |
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时间：2009-7-24 13:48:37 来源：不详
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p;collection , and high attainments in Buddhism. The Qiuyang zazu is divided into 30 volumes, containing 378 items which record fantastic stories, anecdotes, exotic customs articles. It provides historians with many valuable data about the customs, life, religion and products of the Tang era.
In volume 4, “ Account regarding the strange things in foreign lands, the author wrote:
Asa people (the Khazars) like to hunt tigers and deers. They cut off the meat , make them overlapping and press the juice by stones. Then they put rice and grass seeds imported from Persia and Byzantium into the juice. Having been brewed for some days, the juice turns into a very intoxicating liquor.[80]
* I would like to express great appreciation to Prof. Peter. B. Golden for considerable assistance in the preparation of this article.
[1] F. Hirth, China and the Roman Orient , trans. Zhu Jieqin ( Beijing; Shangwu yinshuguan, 1964), pp. 16-17.
[2] This record is also seen in the Han Shu, although it is omitted that the sentence concerning Khwarazm ( at the same t << 上一页 [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] ... 下一页 >> |
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