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The volume examines the 200-year-old relationship between Nepal and China—since the spread of the Buddhist doctrine to China. It deals with the influence of each country on the other since ancient times on various fronts—political, social, cultural, religious and economic. It discusses ties between the countries under different dynasties, official Chinese missions to Nepal, accounts of travellers like Hsuan Tsang on Nepal, and Nepali influence on ...
Nepal, a small and distant country, has made significant contributions to the history of China. Buddhist doctrine was spread in China by active participation of Nepali scholars. Religious arts and architecture of China was significantly influenced since the time of Kublai Khan by a dynamic and prolific Nepali architect. Currently, the multidimensional relation between the close neighbours is growing rapidly.Niranjan Bhattarai, an eminent Sinologist of Nepal, ...