TABLE OF CONTENTS

Crossroads – An Introduction
Angela Schottenhammer

The Treaty of Shanyuan 澶渊 – Then and Now: Reflections 1000 Years Later
Christian SCHWARZ-SCHILLING

From Chen Cheng to Ma Wensheng: Changing Chinese Visions of Central Asia
Morris ROSSABI

Song China and the multi-state and commercial world of East Asia
John CHAFFEE

Some Glosses on the Sea Straits of Asia: Geography, Functions, Typology
Roderich PTAK

A Buddhist Woodblock-printed Map and Geographic Knowledge in 13th Century China
Hyunhee PARK

‘Brokers’ and ‘Guild’ (huiguan 會館) Organizations in China’s Maritime Trade with her Eastern Neighbours during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Angela SCHOTTENHAMMER

Some Observations on Cash Metals from the Ryūkyūs 1664–1874
Qing WANG