{"product_id":"9781107685321","title":"The Travels of Fa-hsien (399-414 A. D. ), or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1923, this edition of The Travels of Fa-hsien was translated into English by H. A. Giles (1845-1935), a scholar of Chinese language and culture who helped popularize the Wade-Giles system for the Romanization of the Chinese languages. The Travels relates the story of Fa-hsien's journey from Central China across the Gobi Desert, over the Hindu Kush, and through India down to the mouth of the Hoogly, where he took a ship and returned to China by sea, bringing with him the books of the Buddhist Canon and images of Buddhist deities. This is a fascinating text that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Buddhism and Chinese literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035826667760,"sku":"9781107685321","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781107685321_p0.jpg?v=1763690940","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781107685321","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}