Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s1.6

v2.c12.s1.6

order in 139 BCE, obtained preliminary information of folk customs about India in Bactriane and said that “its customs were same as Bactriane”, which meant that Indians were farmers relying on land, rather than nomads, and their customs were same as Bactriane. Hereafter, there were more and more records about Indian folk customs. For example, *Book of the Han: Traditions of the Western Regions* recorded many aspects Kophen (Kashmir at present), such as climate, products, food, clothing, shelter and transportation in detail.