Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.79

v2.c13.s3.t2.79

However, by the time the Tang monk Xuanzang arrived, the country already presented a desolate scene: “(Gandhara)’s capital Purushapura is more than 40 *li*\*\* in circumference... The city has very little cultivation with only a few residents. However, in a corner of the palace grounds, there are thousands of