佛祖統紀 32.14

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32.14

also each have their own pathways for north-south transport. Thus one knows that Yiwu, Gaochang, and Shanshan are all gateways to the Western Regions, converging jointly at Dunhuang (and so forth). From this, the Emperor was resolutely set upon opening communication with the Western Regions, and ordered Pei Ju to proceed to Zhangye to summon and attract more than forty western barbarian countries (Biography of Pei Ju in the Book of Sui).

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佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese