... flourishing in eastern China. With the end of the Han dynasty in A.D.220, China entered into a long period of unrest. Along the Silk Road, trading trafficdeclined somewhat because the Chinese ... Malaysia, the Indochina peninsula,and the East Indies islands, exchanging thewares of China and Europe. As a result, there were no known explorers making theirway between Europe and Asia during thisperiod.ON ... THE TRAIL OF BUDDHISMOne thing that was making its way to China, however, was the Buddhist religion fromIndia. By about A.D. 65, a half brother of Emperor Mingdi (Ming-ti) of China adoptedBuddhism,...