Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang)
by Samuel Beal | 1884 | 224,928 words | ISBN-10: 8120811070
This is the English translation of the travel records of Xuanzang (or, Hiuen Tsiang): a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India during the seventh century. This book recounts his documents his visit to India and neighboring countries, and reflects the condition of those countries during his time, including temples, culture, traditions and fest...
Chapter 4 - Country of Nu-chih-kien (Nujkend)
The country of Nu-chih-kien[1] is about 1000 li in circuit; the land is fertile, the harvests are abundant, the plants and trees are rich in vegetation, the flowers and fruit plentiful and agreeable in character. This country is famous for its grapes. There are some hundred towns which are governed by their own separate rulers. They are independent in all their movements. But though they are so distinctly divided one from the other, they are all called by the general name of Nu-chih-kien.
Going hence about 200 li west, we come to the country of Che-shi (stony country).
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Called Nejkath by édrisi.—V. St. Martin, p. 276. Conf. Quatremère, Not. et Extr. des MSS., tom. xiii. p. 259. But the identification of Taras in note 93 leads us to seek Nu-chih-kien on the Chatkal, to the east of Tāshkand.