Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.13

v2.c13.13

It is generally accepted that there were three main routes of contact between India and China during the centuries Before the Common Era. These were the overland route through the Western Region, the southern maritime route and the Yunnan-Burma route. It is now believed that the Yunnan-Burma route and the southern sea route were the earliest channels of communication between India and China.