Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t27.8

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Jaishankar Prasad paid close attention to Chinese history and once integrated Chinese elements into his creations. He described Xuanzang as the embodiment of tolerance and mercy in his drama Rajyashri (1915) and depicted his contact with Harshavardhana, which has improved the transmission of Chinese culture in India to some extent. Chinese scholars began to study Jaishankar Prasad in 1980s. In 1982, On Kamayani, the first master thesis studying Jaishankar Prasad in China, was published. Liu Anwu introduced the life and major works of Jaishankar Prasad in his book, The History of Hindi Literature (1987), and translated some sections of Ansu, Lahar and Kamayani. Jiang Jingkui also makes a systematic and comprehensive analysis and discussion of the creation process, works, contents and characteristics of Jaishankar Prasad’s dramas in Hindi Dramatic Literature (2002).