Khotanese Manuscripts unearthed, published
2015-08-19 15:14:39
Recently, Zhongxi Book Company published Khotanese Manuscripts Preserved in the National Library of China edited by Duan Qing, a professor at the Center of Eastern Literature at Peking University. In the past few years, a wealth of Khotanese manuscripts had been unearthed in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and preserved in the National Library of China. Through studying these manuscripts, scholars will gain a deeper insight into the eastward spread of Buddhism, its influence on Chinese culture and the place of the Hetian region in the history of exchanges between China and the West.