Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t1.1

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*Datang Sanzang Qujing Shihua* (The Poetic Tale of the Procurement of Scriptures by Tripitaka of the Great Tang), also known as *Datang Sanzang Fashi Qujing Ji*, is a fairy tale composed from about 9^th or 10^th century, or from 10^th to 11^th century on the basis of Xuanzang's pilgrimage to India. Now, only three books and 17 stanzas are extant. As this tale narrates,