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Cultural Exchange between China and Arabia
China and Arabia each have a long history; friendly relations between the people of these two lands can be traced back at least two thousand years. China and the nations of what is referred to as “the Arab world” (regions where Arab culture is dominant) are generally classified as third world developing countries.
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宋代的中阿關係
宋代(公元960—1279年)中國與阿拉伯(大食)關係進一步發展。據白壽彝《中國回回民族史》統計,「自開寶元年(公元968年)到乾道四年(1168年)二百年間,大食人之進貢,有明文可考者,共四十八次,差不多平均四年總有一次朝貢。」