Notes to the Wei lue - UW Departments Web Server
Section 11 – Da Qin (Roman territory/Rome) 11.1. The kingdom of Da Qin 大秦 [Ta Ch’in] = Roman territory. The use of the exalted name “Da Qin” (literally, ‘Great Ch’in’ = ‘Great China’) for a foreign state is unexpected. The Hou Hanshu states: “The people o...