Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s2.t5.4

v1.c5.s2.t5.4

*hugua* as the "white dew" cucumber (*bailu huang gua*), and eggplant as the purple gourd from the Kunlun (mountains).” The written record titled *Zhen guan zheng yao*, compiled by Wujing of the Tang dynasty confirms that during the fourth year of the Daye reign period of the Sui dynasty emperor Yang, this change in name was brought into effect.