Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t1.21
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t1.21
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mentioned above, there were wards north and the south of the Luoshui River which were called lifang. There were 120 wards in the Sui Period and 102 wards in the Tang Period. Sui and Tang Luoyang was the starting point of the Grand Canal. Many merchants gathered there and it was the most prosperous commercial capital of that time.