Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.121

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The first official mission from China to India in modern times came about when China sent a six-person delegation to visit India from March to September 1879. A member of this delegation, Huang Maocai, wrote several works about his experiences in India, including *Yin Du Zha Ji*, *You Li Zou Yan* and *Xi Jiao Shui Dao*. In July 1881, the Qing Dynasty sent Ma Jianzhong and Wu Guangpei to India to negotiate with the British Indian Government about matters related to opium. Back in China, Ma wrote an account of his visit, *Nan Xing Ji* and Wu wrote his own account entitled *Nan Xing Ri Ji*. Later, Chinese envoys Xue Fucheng and Huang Zunxian visited India enroute to Europe and wrote about it.