Culture 360: Ancient Chinese Travellers Part 2

Xuanzang Temple

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We continue the topic of Chinese exploration in ancient time, in part 1 Yuk Ching talked about Zhang Qian in 2nd century BC. In part 2, she tells about the story of pilgrimages of Buddhist monks Faxian and Xuanzang. They travelled on foot from China to India.



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