Culture360: Ancient Chinese Travellers Part 3

Tang Dynasty 618 -907 (AD)

Source: wikimedia/Arab Hafez

We continue the topic of Chinese exploration in ancient time. In part 1and part 2, Yuk Ching talked about Zhang Qian in 2nd century BC, as well as the pilgrimages of Buddhist monks Faxian and Xuanzang. In part 3, Yuk Ching tells about the story of Du Huan in Tang Dynasty, he was the first Chinese travelled to Africa in record, and she also talks about late Northern Song period scholar Xu Jing travelled to Korea.



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