China and the West: A Short History of Their Contact from Ancient Times to the Fall of the Manchu Dynasty

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Even before Chinese or Western writings recognized the existence of one another at opposite points of the compass, there was mercantile trade between the two civilizations - with silk being coveted by the ancient Greeks and Romans without knowledge of its origins. This title presents an account of the long history between China and the West.