... documented, as far-reaching, and asdistinguished as any in the West. They are theChinese.CHINA’S EARLY PHASEHuman beings, modern Homo sapiens,appeared in China as early as any place in theworld—about ... tolerated in the capital. A later Chinese work claims thatMingdi, having seen the Buddha in a dream,sent envoys to India to learn about his teach-ings; the envoys returned about the year 67,bringing ... flourishing in easternChina.With the end of the Han dynasty in A.D.220, China entered into a long period ofunrest. Along the Silk Road, trading trafficdeclined somewhat because the Chinese...