1. Return to Chang'an

    · Chang'an, Tang China (present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

    Return to Chang'an
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    Xuanzang returned to the Tang capital with texts, images, and relics after his long pilgrimage; a major procession celebrated his arrival. The source gives a Chinese lunar-calendar day but not a Gregorian conversion; date is retained at year precision.

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