Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s1.4
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s1.4
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According to the great Chinese work of history, the *Shiji*, in the *Biography of Dayuan*, cloth and bamboo cane produced in Sichuan had been seen in Bactria during Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions. This indicated that Sichuan products had long been introduced into India via Yunnan and then further transported to Bactria. People already knew at that time that Sichuan merchants smuggled goods from Yunnan to northeast India.