Universal History Annotation << Back Trade Relations between the Arab Caliphate and China in VIII–IX cc. V.I. Kunkova This article is dedicated to the trade relations between the Abbasid Caliphate and China in their flourishing period of VIII-IX cc. The most popular routes and export goods are characterized on the base of the medieval Arabic sources. The cultural interactions between the Arabs and Chinese that were stimulated by the trade are also discussed. Keywords: the Middle Ages, trade, China, the Arab Caliphate, the Abbasids, silk, porcelain. Contacts: E-mail: veronikakunkova@yandex.ru Pp. 41-44.