Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s4.t5.4

v2.c13.s4.t5.4

Volume I tells the situation of 34 countries from Agni (now Yanqi, Xinjiang) to Kapisa (now Afghanistan). Thirty-four countries include Kuqa and Aksu regions of present Xinjiang and ancient countries of present day Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in Central Asia. This route was Xuanzang's westward route through the north of Tarim Basin ie the north road of the Silk Road.