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

Description

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.