Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.48
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.48
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ship and sailed westward by way of India. Though not envoys to India, they were all very concerned with issues related to India. Once back in China, they published the relevant works which contained special chapters on production and trade of opium and tea. Xue Fucheng also paid attention to India’s population issue, saying that India conducted its first census in 1891 rather than in 1901 as usually thought, and its population then stood at over 288,509,600.