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nbsp;Land, p. 104-105.
[29] Cosmas, The Christian Topography, p. 365-366.
[30] Yule, Cathay, vol. 1, p. 28.
[31] J. I. Miller, The Spice Trade of the Roman Empire 29 B.C. to A.D. 641, Oxford, 1969, p. 61; Yule, Cathay, vol. 1, p. 28; Hirth-Rockhill, Chau Ju-kua, p. 3, n. 1.
[32] Liu-Song-shu, or History of the Liu Song Dynasty (420-479) written in 488, has it: “Ta-chin (the Roman Empire) and Tian-chu (India) were far away in the vastness of the West, (even) when the Han Dynasties had sent expeditions these routes had been found to be particularly difficult and (some) merchandise, on which (China) depended, had come from Tongking; it had sailed on the waves of the sea, following the wind, and travelling afar to (China)….. Ther are articles such as rhinoceros’ horn and kingfisher feathers and rarities such as serpent pears and asbestos; there are thousand of varieties, all of which the rulers eagerly coveted. Therefore ships come in a continuous stream, and merchants and envoys jostled with each other.” Nan-Qi-shu, or History of the Qi Dynasty (479-502), speaks of a Chinese << 上一页 [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] 下一页 |
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