*The Belitung (Batu Hitam) Shipwreck* Nice, short film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHWjeJqSl4c A bowl from this shipwreck (circa 830 AD) was a key artifact for /The True History of Tea/ (Victor H. Mair and Erling Hoh). Key words (in no particular order; partial list of topics): dhow, silver ware, gold ware, pottery, porcelain, diplomatic marriages, Abbasid caliphate, Princess Wenchang, Tibet, Central Asian kingdoms, Battle of the Talas River, ocean Silk Road, music during the Tang period, royal treasure, George Yeo (former For. Min. of Singapore) -- Victor H. Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations 847/9 Williams Hall University of Pennsylvania 255 South 36th St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 USA Tel.: 215-898-8432 (**please leave a message!**) Dept. office: 215-898-7466 (for messages and inquiries) Fax: 215-573-9617 (mark for the attention of Prof. Victor H. Mair) e-mail: vmair@sas.upenn.edu (read infrequently) *****do not use any gmail account that may exist for me; I never look at them***** For a complete catalog of SINO-PLATONIC PAPERS (SPP) and information about ordering, go to www.sino-platonic.org New issues published regularly on the Web; all back issues still in print.