Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t2.5

v2.c15.s2.t2.5

His translation works include *Chinese Travelers* (by Chavannes, 1926), *Les seize Arhat’s protecteurs de la loi* (by Sylvain Lévi, 1930), *Buddhist Studies* (by Jean Przyluski, 1930), *Le catalogue geographique des yaksa dans la Mahamayuri* (by Sylvain Lévi, 1931), *Investigations on two sea routes starting from Cochin and Canton* (by Paul Pelliot, 1933) and *Asvaghosa, le Sutralamkara et ses sources* (by Sylvain Lévi, 1934). On top of that, he also compiled and published *Collected Translations of Textual Researches on the History and Geography of Western Regions and South China Sea*, ninth volumes, many of which were translated and introduced from European works, mainly the research results of France in Orientalism. His monograph *China Nanyang Traffic History* (1937) gives a detailed account of the historical interaction process between China and countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. He also compiled *Place Names of the Western Regions* (1930.3+) and *Collection of Papers on the Historical Geography of the Western Regions* (1931). His studies were not limited to chronological historical data in Chinese. He integrated the experiences of the academic community of the west and adopted information source like Buddhist documents, which have laid a foundation for studying Chinese and foreign traffic history and broadened the vision of studies.