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The Name of China and its Geography in Cosmas Indicopleustes |
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时间：2009-7-24 13:48:43 来源：不详
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nbsp;Tzinista. As we know, aloes are indigenous to the Malay Archipelago and south China, and Cambodia, Tenasserin, the Malayan peninsula, Borneo, the Philippine islands and Moluccas are famous for this product as well; and Sandalwood is found in quantity in south-east Asia, i. e. Indonesian islands.[31] Tzinista, the land of silk which is located by Cosmas beyond those trading places, could, therefore, be no other but China proper.
Historically, it was from south China that silk cargoes were for most part carried along the sea route to Ceylon and India and further beyond by the intermediary Kun-lun people (the Malayans and Indonesians) in the end of 5th cnetury and the very beginning of the 6th century when Cosmas was occupied with trade as a business man.[32] As a result of the prosperous trade in the southeast Asia and the trans-indian ocean, it is not dificult for a acute observer such as Cosmas to get sketchy but realistic idea for the east boundary of China. His actual knowledge on the configuration of the east coast of China would confirm him in the religious be << 上一页 [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] ... 下一页 >> |
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