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==== China ====
* [[Sulaiman al-Tajir|Suleiman al-Tajir]], Muslim merchant and traveller, visits [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]. He observes the manufacturing of [[Chinese porcelain]] at [[Guangzhou]], and writes of his admiration for its transparent quality. Suleiman also describes the [[mosque]] at Guangzhou, its [[granaries]], its local government administration, some of its written records, and the treatment of travellers, along with the use of ceramics, [[rice wine]], and tea (approximate date).