Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s4.t3.77

v1.c7.s4.t3.77

They arrived in Zuomo city (present-day Qiemo County of Xinjiang) via Shanshan city (present-day Shanshan of Xinjiang), and saw statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva. It was said that the statues were constructed by Lu Guang (337-399 CE) when he conquered Western Regions. Then they arrived in Hanme city (located in the east of present-day Keriya in Hotan, Xinjiang). There was a big temple in the south of the city with more than 300 monks in the temple as well as a 16 zhang (a unit of length, = 3.33 m) golden Buddha statue with a beautiful appearance. They also saw thousands of Buddhist pagodas hanging millions of streamers, and each had an era name.