The Travels of Fa-hsien (399–414 A.D.), or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms

Originally published in 1923, this edition of The Travels relates the story of Fa-Hsien's journey from Central China across the Gobi Desert, over the Hindu Kush, and through India to the mouth of the Hoogly. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in Buddhism and Chinese literature.

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Originally 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.