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1、TheHanHistoriesTheXiyujuan“ChapterontheWesternRegions”fromHouHanshu88SecondEdition(Extensivelyrevisedwithadditionalnotesandappendices)TranslatedbyJohnE.Hill©September2003DedicatedtomyMotherandFatherwhotaughtmethejoysofexploringnewplaces,differentcultures,a

2、ndothertimes.[JumptoIndex]AcknowledgementsIamcontinuallyawedandinspiredbythemasterfulworksofthegreatearlyscholars,FriedrichHirth,ÉdouardChavannes,andSirAurelSteinwhodidsomuchtobringthisfascinatingperiodofhistorytotheattentionofthewesternworld,andmakeitacce

3、ssibletousall.Icanonlyhopethatthispresentworkprovidesaworthydevelopmentoftheirpioneeringefforts.Iamalsodeeplygratefultothemanypeoplewhohavesogenerouslysharedtheirtimeandknowledgetomakethisprojectpossible.ManyIhavenevermetinpersonandyetIowethemagreatdebt.Ih

4、opethatmakingthistranslationfreelyavailablewillinsomemeasurerepaytheirefforts.SpecialthanksmustgotoProfessorEdwinG.Pulleyblankwho,completelyunasked,generouslysuppliedcopiesofmanykeytextsthatfirstsetmystudiesonafirmfooting;toProfessorFidaM.Hassnainwhoshared

5、hisboundlessenthusiasmandknowledgeoftherichhistoryandtraditionsofhisbelovedKashmirandLadakh;tothelateFr.YvesRaguinwhosepatiencewithmyendlessqueriesonobscureChinesetermsandconceptswasuntiringeveninillness;toRichardWong,wisefriendandmentorovermanyyears;toPro

6、fessorDanielWaughforencouragingmeandmakingitpossibletohavemyworkavailabletoallontheWorldWideWeb;andourLibrariansattheCookCentennialLibrary,Cooktown,Australiawhohavesopatientlysoughtoutobscurebooksandarticlesformeovertheyears.Finally,tothescoresofotherswhoh

7、avesogenerouslycontributedtheirtimeandtheirknowledge–thisisyourworkaswellasmine–Ihopeitfulfilsyourexpectations.“Researchisacommunitybusiness.”Fr.YvesRaguin,S.J.(1912-2000)1TheHanHistoriesResponsetothedraftversionontheSilkRoadSeattlewebsiteIamdeeplyindebted

8、toProfessorDanielWaughoftheUniversityofWashingtonforencouragingmetobeginmakingmytranslationsavailableontheWorldWideWeb,eventhoughtheystillneededsomerevisionandthenoteswereincomplete,andseekinputfromreadersbef