Chap. III Ceylon as Known to the Chinese
Early Chinese trade with Ceylon 607
Early Chinese travellers in India 607
Chinese translations of M.S. Julien 608
List of Chinese authors relating to Ceylon (note) 608
Their errors as to its form and site 609
Their account of Adam’s Peak and its gems 609
Chinese names for Ceylon 610
Curious habit of its traders 611
They describe the two races, Tamils and Singhalese 611
Origin of the cotton “Comboy” 612
Costume of Ceylon 612
Early commerce 613
Works for irrigation noticed 613
Island of Junk-Ceylon 614
Galle resorted to by Chinese ships 614
Vegetable productions 614
Elephants, ivory, and jewels 615
Skill of Singhalese goldsmiths and statuaries 615
Pearls and gems sent to China 615
No mention of cinnamon 616
Chinese account of Buddhism in Ceylon 616
Monasteries for priests first founded in Ceylon 616
Cities of Ceylon in the sixth century 617
Patriotism of Singhalese kings 617
Domestic manners of the Singhalese 617
Embassies from China to Ceylon 618
Chinese travels prior to the sixth century 619
Fa Hian’s travels in sixth century 620
First embassy from Ceylon to China, A.D. 405 620
Narrative of the image which it bore (note) 620
Ceylon tributary to China in sixth century 620
Hiouen-Thsang describes Ceylon in the seventh century (note) 621
Events in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries 621
King of Ceylon carried captive to China, A.D. 1405 623
Last embassy to China, A.D. 1459 625
Traces of the Chinese in Ceylon 626
Evidences of their presence found by the Portuguese 626
Modern Chinese account of Ceylon (note) 626