Download or read book The Nanhai Trade written by Gungwu Wang and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ancient maritime trade between China and Southeast Asia, this study examines various features of Chinese trade with Southeast Asia, especially its economic dimension and the Chinese imperial and regional attitudes towards it during the eleven centuries before the foundation of the Sung dynasty in 960.