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Ancient Silk Trade Routes Selected Works from Symposium on Cross Cultural Exchanges and Their Legacies in Asia edited by Dashu Qin (Peking University, China) & Jian Yuan Apply this discount code to enjoy 20% off Discount Code: WSMAR20 | till 16 March 2015 hardcover: US$138 / £91 / S$178 US$110.40 / £72.80 / S$142.40 ebook: US$104 / £68 / S$134 US$83.20 / £54.40 / S$107.20 As key nodes that connected ancient silk routes traversing China, Japan and India, trading hubs, towns and cities in Java and Sumatra and other places in Asia were key destination points for merchants, monks and other itinerants plying these routes.Recent archaeological excavations in countries bordering the South China Sea and around the Indian Ocean unveiled remarkable similarities in artifacts recovered both on land and from the sea. The similarities underlined the many facets of regional exchanges and cross-cultural influences among people and places in these networks. Some of the findings indicate a distinct Chinese presence in the commercial, social and religious activities of these early Asian trading posts. FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER(S) Table of Contents (7,565 KB) Foreword (135 KB) Chapter 1: Introduction (133 KB) You may also be interested in: After Migration and Religious Affiliation Religions, Chinese Identities and Transnational Networks Renaissance of Asia Evolving Economic Relations Between South Asia and East Asia Ancient Glass Research along the Silk Road