Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s4.t5.19

v2.c13.s4.t5.19

In 1982, *Three Ancient Versions of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* edited by Xiang Da was published by Zhonghua Book Company. In 1984, Zhou Liankuan's *Historical and Geographical Study on Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* was also published by Zhonghua Book Company. In 1985, *Collation and Annotation of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*, under the overall supervision of Ji Xianlin, and joint participation of Sun Yutang, Zhu Jieqin, Su Bai, Zhang Guangda, Yang Tingfu, Zhang Yi, Geng Shimin, Jiang Zhongxin, Zhao Shouyan, Wang Bangwei and others was produced by Zhonghua Book Company. This was the most significant highest level of the study of *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* in China. In addition, Rui Chuanming's *Introduction of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* (1989) and *Complete Translation of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions (complete version)* (1995), Zhou Guolin's annotated translation of *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* (1999), Ji Xianlin et.al.’s the *Modern Translation of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* (2008) and Fan Xiangyong’s *Collation Summary of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* (2012) reflect not only the nature of research but also the direction of further studies of the *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*.