Barbarians and Mandarins
Subtitle: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travellers in China
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: June 3, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780195903737
Subjects: Asia - China; History / China; History; History - General History; History: World
First sentence: IN CHINA, in the year 635 of the Christian era, a brilliant civilization flourished.