Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s5.t10.13

v1.c7.s5.t10.13

A route from present-day Yunnan Province to India was also mentioned in Datang Xiyu Qiufa Gaoseng Zhuan. As this route was tough and difficult, only few people selected it and only few records on it were preserved. But this route had been in existence before Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty and was never interrupted as a matter of fact.