Studies on the History and Culture Along the Continental Silk Road (Paperback)

The Establishment of Kushan Cities and the Expansion of the Silk Road in South Asian Subcontinent.- A Re-Understanding of the Silk Road Based on Han Dynasty Bamboo and Wooden Slips from Xuanquan, Dunhuang.- A Discussion of the Sales Contracts in Kharosthi Script Discovered Along the Silk Road.- The Use and Circulation of Silver Coins in Gaochang.- The Entering of Yizhou and the Tang Empire into the Western Regions.- The Traffic in the Western Regions Before and After the Tang Conquest: a Reflection on the Kuchean Laissez-Passers.- A Study of the Cross-Lotus Design on a Newly-Found Nestorian Bronze Mirror.- A Historical Study on the Newly Discovered "Zangza Qianren Cheng Yin" Seal from Loulan.- Local Administrators or Military Post: A Study on the Tang Dynasty Term "Chengju", Based on Documents from Turpan.- The Representation of Non-Buddhist Deities in Khotanese Paintings and Some Related Problems.- The Management of Hu People from Central Asia During Tang Dynasty as Seen from Dunhuang-Turpan Manuscripts.- Longing for the Inland and Turning Towards the Nation: The Situation and the Measures Taken After the Foundation of the General-Governor Office in the Western Regions.- The Territory and Traffic of Yarkand During the Yuan Dynasty.- On Mongol Landscape Map of the Ming Dynasty.