International academia generally conceptualizes the Silk Road as proposed by German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen:a major transportation route centered on silk trade between China's Han dynasty and the West(...International academia generally conceptualizes the Silk Road as proposed by German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen:a major transportation route centered on silk trade between China's Han dynasty and the West(mainly refers to southern and western Central Asia and Ancient India).This is the predominant viewtoday.展开更多
The well-known Bodh Gaya (also referred to by other names such as Bodhimanda,Buddha Gaya,Mahabodhi,and Vahrasana or Diamond Throne) is situated in Indiar specifically Gaya District of the state of Bihar in a place sev...The well-known Bodh Gaya (also referred to by other names such as Bodhimanda,Buddha Gaya,Mahabodhi,and Vahrasana or Diamond Throne) is situated in Indiar specifically Gaya District of the state of Bihar in a place seven kilometers or so to the south of the most urbanized area and near the western banks of the Niranjana River,a branch of the Ganges.This holy place is where Shakyamuni came to enlightenment.展开更多
Samye Monastery,as one of the most well-known monasteries constructed during the time of the Tubo kingdom,is seated at a mountain foot on the northern banks of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the territory of today's...Samye Monastery,as one of the most well-known monasteries constructed during the time of the Tubo kingdom,is seated at a mountain foot on the northern banks of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the territory of today's Dranang County.展开更多
2018 Xue Wei Tomb#1(XWT1 for short)has recently been listed among the top ten new archeological discoveries from across China in 2020.This giant tomb is seated in a Tubo-period graveyard along the northern riverbanks ...2018 Xue Wei Tomb#1(XWT1 for short)has recently been listed among the top ten new archeological discoveries from across China in 2020.This giant tomb is seated in a Tubo-period graveyard along the northern riverbanks of Chahanwusu in Reshui Township of Dulan,Qinghai Province,and is a close neighbor to another giant graveyard named the Nine-Tier Ghostly Tower.展开更多
文摘International academia generally conceptualizes the Silk Road as proposed by German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen:a major transportation route centered on silk trade between China's Han dynasty and the West(mainly refers to southern and western Central Asia and Ancient India).This is the predominant viewtoday.
文摘The well-known Bodh Gaya (also referred to by other names such as Bodhimanda,Buddha Gaya,Mahabodhi,and Vahrasana or Diamond Throne) is situated in Indiar specifically Gaya District of the state of Bihar in a place seven kilometers or so to the south of the most urbanized area and near the western banks of the Niranjana River,a branch of the Ganges.This holy place is where Shakyamuni came to enlightenment.
文摘Samye Monastery,as one of the most well-known monasteries constructed during the time of the Tubo kingdom,is seated at a mountain foot on the northern banks of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the territory of today's Dranang County.
文摘2018 Xue Wei Tomb#1(XWT1 for short)has recently been listed among the top ten new archeological discoveries from across China in 2020.This giant tomb is seated in a Tubo-period graveyard along the northern riverbanks of Chahanwusu in Reshui Township of Dulan,Qinghai Province,and is a close neighbor to another giant graveyard named the Nine-Tier Ghostly Tower.