Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s4.t5.18

v2.c13.s4.t5.18

Since the 20th century, Chinese scholars drew lessons from foreign academic achievements and began to conduct study on the *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*. Early researchers included Ding Qian, Chen Yinke, Chen Yuan, Feng Chengjun, Liang Qichao and Ouyang Jingwu. Before 1960, academic circles of Chinese mainland have published more than 20 books on various aspects of the *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*.