duan chengshi meaning in English

duan chengshi

Amongst the Chinese authors, the writer Duan Chengshi (died 863) described trade in Somalia and between 785 and 805 the Chinese geographer Jia Dan described lighthouses that were erected in the Persian Gulf, confirmed later by Muslim writers al-Mas'udi and al-Muqaddasi.
Parmi les auteurs chinois, l’écrivain Duan Chengshi (800? - 863) décrit le commerce entre la Chine et la Somalie sur la période 785 - 805 et le géographe chinois Jia Dan mentionne les phares qui ont été érigés dans le golfe Persique.