Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c7.10

c7.10

The country now called Viet Nam (till recently Annam), but whose central and southern part was formerly known as Champā, forms the eastern boundary of the area. It is bounded on the east by the Sea of China and on the west by a chain of hills covered with rich forests. This long narrow strip of land between the sea and the high mountains, ranging in height from six to eight thousand feet, is further intersected by numerous spurs of hills and a large number of small rivulets issuing from them. The habitable zone of Champā nowhere exceeds seventy miles, in breadth.