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The Name of China and its Geography in Cosmas Indicopleustes |
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rma, from the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 the Beginning of the English Conquest, Longman, Green and Co., 1925, tr. by Yao Nan, Beijing 1959, pp. 36-38.
[19] This route includes two branches, of which one leads from Yunnan to Assam along the Brahmaptra to the Ganges and Patna; the other leads from Yunnan, along the Irrawaddy to the mouth of this river, or by the Thanlwin to Mawlamyine, and whence to the mouth of the Ganges.
[20] Hou-Han-shu, ch. 86: “During the 1st year of Yong-ning (120 AD) the king of the country of Shan (i.e. Burma), named Yong-you-tiao, again sent an embassy who, being received to His Majesty’s presence, offered musicians and jugglers. The latter could conjure, spit fire, bind and release their limbs without assistance, change the heads of cow and horse, and were clever at dancing with up to ten balls. They said themselves: ‘we are men from the west of the sea; the west of the sea is the country of Ta-chin (the Roman Empire). In the southwest of the country of Shan one passes through to Ta-chin.’” Cf. Hirth, China and&nbs << 上一页 [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] 下一页 |
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