Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t24.13

v2.c15.s2.t24.13

When it comes to India-China cultural exchanges, since 1957, he had written ‘*The History of China-India Cultural Relations*’ (1957), ‘*The History of China-India Cultural Relations*’ (1982), ‘*Buddhism and Sino-Indian Cultural Exchanges*’ (1990), ‘*History of Sino-Indian Cultural Exchanges*’ (1993), and other works. In 1985, the ‘*Commentary on Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*’, which he was responsible for was published. The book has altogether 6,30,000 words including the original text, preface, amending excursus and notes and represents a significant result of China in studying geography and history of Western Regions including ancient India and in collation of ancient books. He also personally organised the translation and correction in person of ‘*Modern Translation of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*’, which was published in the same year. In 1987, his ‘*Commentary on Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*’ and ‘*Modern Translation of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*’ were given Han Suyin-Vincent Ratnaswamy Sino-Indian Friendship Award. In 1991, ‘*History of Ancient Indian Literature*’ edited by him was published. In 1998, his monograph on the History of Sugar was published which has more than 8,00,000 words and involves more than a dozen of Chinese and foreign languages. It has mastered the method of historical linguistics of German academism and the textual research method of China’s Qian-Jia School and showcased the complex yet vivid history of Sino-foreign cultural exchanges. India-China cultural exchanges took up a large space of the book.