Orang Iran di Tiongkok: Perbedaan antara revisi

Banyak orang Iran menggunakan nama Tionghoa "Li" sebagai nama belakang ketika mereka pindah ke Tiongkok. Salah satu keluarga terkemuka adalah Li Xian, Li Shunxian, dan Li Xun. Sumber-sumber menyebutkan bahwa yang tertua di antara mereka, Li Xun, menulis buku "Hai Yao Ben Cao" (Hai yao pen ts'ao), terjemahan dari "Farmakope obat-obatan asing".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Ko_RafMSGLkC&pg=PA553&dq=As+late+as+the+10th+century+Li+Hsien,+the+descendant+of+a+Persian+family+which+had+settled+in+China+under+the+Sui,+composed+a+%22Pharmacopoeia+of+foreign+drugs%22+(Hai+yao+pen+ts'ao)+and+was+known+as+a+Taoist+adept+with+special+skill+in#v=onepage&q=As%20late%20as%20the%2010th%20century%20Li%20Hsien%2C%20the%20descendant%20of%20a%20Persian%20family%20which%20had%20settled%20in%20China%20under%20the%20Sui%2C%20composed%20a%20%22Pharmacopoeia%20of%20foreign%20drugs%22%20(Hai%20yao%20pen%20ts'ao)%20and%20was%20known%20as%20a%20Taoist%20adept%20with%20special%20skill%20in&f=false|title=The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3|last=Yarshater|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1993|isbn=978-0-521-20092-9|editor-last=William Bayne Fisher|edition=reprint|volume=|location=|page=553|quote=Probably by the 7th century Persians had joined with Arabs to create the foreign emporium on the Grand Canal at Yangchou mentioned by the New T'ang History. The same source records a disturbance there in 760 in which a thousand of the merchants were killed.. . .Some Persian families residing at the Chinese capital had adopted the surname Li. Their riches were proverbial, so that the idea of a "poor Persian" could be listed as a paradox.. .As late as the 10th century Li Hsien, the descendant of a Persian family which had settled in China under the Sui, composed a "Pharmacopoeia of foreign drugs" (Hai yao pen ts'ao) and was known as a Taoist adept with special skill in arsenical medicines.|access-date=January 4, 2012|editor-last2=Yarshater, Ilya Gershevitch}}</ref> Li Xun tertarik pada obat-obatan asing. Keluarganya menjual obat sebagai sumber penghasilan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=zqeJ2xLk7NUC&pg=PA30&dq=Li+Xun's+Persian+ancestry+and+the+fact+that+his+family+ran+a+business+selling+aromatic+drugs+probably+stirred+his+interest+in+foreign+materia+medica.91+The+text+itself+is+notable+not+simply+for+its+treatments+of+the+medicinal+uses+of#v=onepage&q=Li%20Xun's%20Persian%20ancestry%20and%20the%20fact%20that%20his%20family%20ran%20a%20business%20selling%20aromatic%20drugs%20probably%20stirred%20his%20interest%20in%20foreign%20materia%20medica.91%20The%20text%20itself%20is%20notable%20not%20simply%20for%20its%20treatments%20of%20the%20medicinal%20uses%20of&f=false|title=The monkey and the inkpot: natural history and its transformations in early modern China|last=Carla Suzan Nappi|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-674-03529-4|editor-last=|edition=illustrated|volume=|location=|page=30|quote=The Haiyao bencao [Bencao of overseas drugs], compiled by Li Xun (fl. 923), survives only in reconstructions from later texts in which it was cited. Li Xun's compendium was apparently devoted entirely to drugs imported from India and Persia, a focus that is reflected in the few surviving drug descriptions from the texts. Li Xun's Persian ancestry and the fact that his family ran a business selling aromatic drugs probably stirred his interest in foreign materia medica. The text itself is notable not simply for its treatments of the medicinal uses of exotica.|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=zqeJ2xLk7NUC&pg=PA114&dq=was+Li+Xun,+the+Chinese-born+Persian+discussed+earlier+whose+family+made+a+living+by+selling+fragrant+herbs.+His+Haiyao+bencao+recorded+many+drugs+of+foreign+origin.+These+objects+were+of+particular+import+to+Li+Shizhen,+as+drugs#v=onepage&q=was%20Li%20Xun%2C%20the%20Chinese-born%20Persian%20discussed%20earlier%20whose%20family%20made%20a%20living%20by%20selling%20fragrant%20herbs.%20His%20Haiyao%20bencao%20recorded%20many%20drugs%20of%20foreign%20origin.%20These%20objects%20were%20of%20particular%20import%20to%20Li%20Shizhen%2C%20as%20drugs&f=false|title=The monkey and the inkpot: natural history and its transformations in early modern China|last=Carla Suzan Nappi|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-674-03529-4|edition=illustrated|volume=|location=|page=114|quote=One of the sources of such names, widely cited in the discussion of animals because many of the shellfish in the Bencao hailed from the "South Seas" and other foreign contexts, was Li Xun, the Chinese-born Persian discussed earlier whose family made a living by selling fragrant herbs. His Haiyao bencao recorded many drugs of foreign origin. These objects were of particular import to Li Shizhen, as drugs from remote regions were considered especially valuable in the Ming medical marketplace.|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>

Li Shunxian adalah seorang perempuan yang terkenal karena kecantikannya dan menjadi selir Kaisar Tiongkok Bekas Shu, Wang Zongyan. Keluarga Li tinggal di istana keluarga kerajaan di [[Chengdu]] (sekarang [[Sichuan]]). Li Shunxian juga seorang penyair. Keluarga mereka merupakan pedagang kaya yang datang ke Tiongkok pada tahun 880. Li Xian memiliki usaha dagang alkimia, parfum, dan obat-obatan Tao.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=AkZtcvkvgQAC&pg=PA276&dq=In+the+Former+Shu+State,+in+the+capital+of+Chhengtu,+between+the+years+%2B919+and+%2B925,+one+could+have+met+at+the+court+of+the+reigning+house+of+Wang+a+remarkable+girl+named+Li+Shun-Hsien3,+ornamenting+the+age+by+her+poetic+talent+no+less+than+her+beauty.+Together+with+her+two+brothers,+the+younger+Li+Hsien4+and+the+elder+Li+Hsiin5,+she+came+of+a+family+of+Persian+origin+which+had+settled+in+West+China+about+%2B+88o,b+acquiring+wealth+and+renown+as+ship-owners+and+merchants+in+the+spice+trade.+c+Li+Hsien+was+a+student+of+perfumes+and+their+distilled+attars#v=onepage&q=In%20the%20Former%20Shu%20State%2C%20in%20the%20capital%20of%20Chhengtu%2C%20between%20the%20years%20%2B919%20and%20%2B925%2C%20one%20could%20have%20met%20at%20the%20court%20of%20the%20reigning%20house%20of%20Wang%20a%20remarkable%20girl%20named%20Li%20Shun-Hsien3%2C%20ornamenting%20the%20age%20by%20her%20poetic%20talent%20no%20less%20than%20her%20beauty.%20Together%20with%20her%20two%20brothers%2C%20the%20younger%20Li%20Hsien4%20and%20the%20elder%20Li%20Hsiin5%2C%20she%20came%20of%20a%20family%20of%20Persian%20origin%20which%20had%20settled%20in%20West%20China%20about%20%2B%2088o%2Cb%20acquiring%20wealth%20and%20renown%20as%20ship-owners%20and%20merchants%20in%20the%20spice%20trade.%20c%20Li%20Hsien%20was%20a%20student%20of%20perfumes%20and%20their%20distilled%20attars&f=false|title=Science and civilisation in China: Biology and biological technology. Botany|last=Joseph Needham|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1986|isbn=978-0-521-08731-5|editor-last=Joseph Needham|edition=|volume=Volume 6, Part 1 of Science and Civilisation in China|location=|page=276|quote=In the Former Shu State, in the capital of Chhengtu, between the years +919 and +925, one could have met at the court of the reigning house of Wang a remarkable girl named Li Shun-Hsien3, ornamenting the age by her poetic talent no less than her beauty. Together with her two brothers, the younger Li Hsien4 and the elder Li Hsiin5, she came of a family of Persian origin which had settled in West China about + 88o,b acquiring wealth and renown as ship-owners and merchants in the spice trade. c Li Hsien was a student of perfumes and their distilled attars as well as a merchant,d but he also worked on Taoist alchemy and investigated the actions of inorganic medicaments. e The one who took up the brush was Li Hsiin, for about +923 he produced his Hai Tao Pen Tshao6 (Materia Medico of the Countries beyond the Seas )/ study of 12 1 plants and animals and their products, nearly all foreign, with at least 15 completely new introductions.8 His work as a naturalist was highly regarded by subsequent scholars, and often quoted in the later pandects.11 Li Hsiin was interested in all 'overseas' drugs, whether of the Arabic and Persian culture-areas or of East Indian and Malayo-Indonesian origin.|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>

Keluarga Li melarikan dari dari pemberontakan [[Huang Chao]] sekitar tahun 878. Kakek Li bersaudara diduga bernama Li Su-sha, seorang pedagang dupa Persia.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=AkZtcvkvgQAC&pg=PA276&dq=The+family+was+fleeing+from+the+rebellion+of+Huang+Chhao+in+%2B878,+cf.+Vol.+I,+p.+216.+Their+grandfather+may+well+have+been+the+Persian+incense+merchant+Li+Su-Sha,+whose+dates+would+be+between#v=onepage&q=The%20family%20was%20fleeing%20from%20the%20rebellion%20of%20Huang%20Chhao%20in%20%2B878%2C%20cf.%20Vol.%20I%2C%20p.%20216.%20Their%20grandfather%20may%20well%20have%20been%20the%20Persian%20incense%20merchant%20Li%20Su-Sha%2C%20whose%20dates%20would%20be%20between&f=false|title=Science and civilisation in China: Biology and biological technology. Botany|last=Joseph Needham|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1986|isbn=978-0-521-08731-5|editor-last=Joseph Needham|edition=|volume=Volume 6, Part 1 of Science and Civilisation in China|location=|page=276|quote=The family was fleeing from the rebellion of Huang Chhao in +878, cf. Vol. i, p. 216. Their grandfather may well have been the Persian incense merchant Li Su-Sha', whose dates would be between +820 and +840.|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>

Biografi terbaik mengenai ketiga bersaudara itu adalah karya Lo Hsiang-Lin. Dalam buku itu, tertulis bahwa Li bersaudara adalah pengikut Kristen [[Gereja dari Timur|Nestorian]]. Li Xun dan Li Xian kemudian menjadi pengikut [[Taoisme|Tao]]. Li Xun banyak menulis puisi bergaya Song Utara. Saudaranya, Li Xian, bahkan lebih Taois yang terkait dengan penciptaan ''chiu shih'', "hormon seks steroid dari urine".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=AkZtcvkvgQAC&pg=PA276&dq=The+best+biography+of+Li+Hsiin+and+his+brother+and+sister+is+that+by+Lo+Hsiang-+Lin+(4,+5).+From+some+of+the+entries+in+his+book,+one+can+see+that+Li+Hsiin,+although+by+origin+a+Nestorian+Christian,+acquired+a+very+Taoist+belief+in+medicines+which+would+promote+longevity+and+and+material+immortality.+He+wrote+much+poetry+in+the+Northern+Sung+style.+His+brother,+Li+Hsien,+was+even+more+Taoist,+and+had+much+regard+as+an+adept,+engaging+in+the+preparation+ofc/+ihiu+s/tih'+(steroid+sex+hormones+from+urine,+cf.+Vol.+5,+pt+5,+pp.+311+ff.).#|title=Science and civilisation in China: Biology and biological technology. Botany|last=Joseph Needham|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1986|isbn=978-0-521-08731-5|editor-last=Joseph Needham|edition=|volume=Volume 6, Part 1 of Science and Civilisation in China|location=|page=276|quote=The best biography of Li Hsiin and his brother and sister is that by Lo Hsiang- Lin (4, 5). From some of the entries in his book, one can see that Li Hsiin, although by origin a Nestorian Christian, acquired a very Taoist belief in medicines which would promote longevity and material immortality. He wrote much poetry in the Northern Sung style. His brother, Li Hsien, was even more Taoist, and had much regard as an adept, engaging in the preparation of ''chhiu shih'' ({{linktext|秋石}}) (steroid sex hormones from urine, cf. Vol. 5, pt 5, pp. 311 ff.).|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>

Pedagang-pedagang Persia mendominasi perdagangan obat-obatan di Tiongkok. Salah satu di antara mereka adalah pedagang Tionghoa naturalisasi asal Persia, Li Susha, yang terkenal karena kekayaan dan pada tahun 824 mempersembahkan chen xiang ting zi, suatu obat aromatik berharga, kepada Kaisar Jingzong.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Q_MuAQAAIAAJ&dq=The+drug+and+herb+traders+consisted+mainly+of+Persian+merchants.+One+of+them+was+a+naturalized+Chinese+merchant+of+Persian+origin+called+Li+Susha%2C+who+was+known+for+his+wealth+and+his+offering+of+the+valuable+aromatic+drug+chen+xiang&q=Susha|title=Cultural flow between China and outside world throughout history|last=Fuwei Shen|last2=Jingshu Wu|publisher=Foreign Languages Press|year=1996|isbn=978-7-119-00431-0|editor-last=|edition=illustrated|volume=|location=|page=120|quote=The drug and herb traders consisted mainly of Persian merchants. One of them was a naturalized Chinese merchant of Persian origin called Li Susha, who was known for his wealth and his offering of the valuable aromatic drug chen xiang ting zi to Emperor Jingzong of the Tang Dynasty in 824. Later, in the turbulent era of the Five Dynasties, more people became known for their dealings in drugs or|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>

Dari abad ke-10 hingga ke-12, telah disebutkan keberadaan kaum perempuan [[Bangsa Persia|Persia]] di [[Guangzhou]] (Kanton). Pada abad ke-10, misalnya, di antara harem Kaisar Liu Chang ada perempuan Persia dan pada abad ke-12 sejumlah besar perempuan Persia di Tiongkok terkenal karena memakai banyak anting dan "suka bertengkar".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTcGAQAAIAAJ&dq=At+least+from+the+tenth+to+the+twelfth+century%2C+Persian+women+were+to+be+found+in+Canton%2C+in+the+former+period+observed+among+the+inmates+of+the+harem+of+Liu+Ch%27ang%2C+Emperor+of+Southern+Han%2C%272+and+in+the+latter+seen+as+typically+wearing+great+numbers+of+earrings+and+cursed+with+quarrelsome+dispositions.&q=inmates+harem|title=Semitic and Oriental studies: a volume presented to William Popper, professor of Semitic languages, emeritus, on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, October 29, 1949|last=Walter Joseph Fischel|publisher=University of California Press|year=1951|isbn=|editor-last=Walter Joseph Fischel|edition=|volume=Volume 11 of University of California publications in Semitic philology|location=|page=407|quote=At least from the tenth to the twelfth century, Persian women were to be found in Canton, in the former period observed among the inmates of the harem of Liu Ch'ang, Emperor of Southern Han,'2 and in the latter seen as typically wearing great numbers of earrings and cursed with quarrelsome dispositions.|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLISAAAAIAAJ&dq=At+least+from+the+tenth+to+the+twelfth+century%2C+Persian+women+were+to+be+found+in+Canton%2C+in+the+former+period+observed+among+the+inmates+of+the+harem+of+Liu+Ch%27ang%2C+Emperor+of+Southern+Han%2C%272+and+in+the+latter+seen+as+typically+wearing+great+numbers+of+earrings+and+cursed+with+quarrelsome+dispositions.&q=inmates+harem|title=Semitic and Oriental studies: a volume presented to William Popper, professor of Semitic languages, emeritus, on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, October 29, 1949|last=|publisher=University of California Press|year=1951|isbn=|editor-last=Walter Joseph Fischel|edition=|volume=Volume 11 of University of California publications in Semitic philology|location=|page=407|quote=At least from the tenth to the twelfth century, Persian women were to be found in Canton, in the former period observed among the inmates of the harem of Liu Ch'ang, Emperor of Southern Han,'2 and in the latter seen as typically wearing great numbers of earrings and cursed with quarrelsome dispositions.|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> Tercatat bahwa "Posu-fu di Kuang-chou membuat lubang-lubang di sekeliling telinga mereka. Beberapa memakai lebih dari dua puluh anting."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=rBIUAQAAMAAJ&dq=659%29%2C+and+after+the+conquest+of+the+Saracens%2C+the+Moslem+ladies+had+a+still+stronger+passion+for+the&q=ear+rings+conquest+saracens|title=Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko (the Oriental Library), Issue 2|last=Tōyō Bunko (Japan). Kenkyūbu|publisher=The Toyo Bunko|year=1928|isbn=|editor-last=|edition=|volume=|location=|page=52|quote=17) Concerning the Po-sm-fu $L $f M, ie. the Persian women, Chttang Ch'o 3£$# towards the beginning of the South Sung, in his Chi-lei-pien WM, says: "The Po- ssu-fu at Kuang-chou make holes all round their ears. There are some who wear more than twenty ear-rings." M jW Hfc Sf £w. ... The ear-rings were much in fashion among the Persians in the reign of Sasan ( Spiegee, Erani^e/ie Alterthumskunde, Bd. Ill, s. 659), and after the conquest of the Saracens, the Moslem ladies had a still stronger passion for them (Hughes, Dictionary of Islam, p. 102).|access-date=January 4, 2012}} Original from the University of Michigan.</ref> Deskripsi aktivitas seksual antara Liu Chang dan perempuan Persia dalam buku Dinasti Song "Ch'ing-i-lu" tulisan T'ao Ku begitu jelas, tetapi etika kesusilaan menghalangi mengambil kutipan dari buku itu.<ref name="Tōyō Bunko Japan. Kenkyūbu 1928 55">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=rBIUAQAAMAAJ&q=In+the+Ch%27ing-i-lu+m+%C2%BB%C2%BB(ed.+of+ttl%26fFSSO+attributed+to+T%27AO+Ku+ft+ft+towards+the+beginning+of+the+North+Sung+era,+we+have+a+minute+description+of+Liu+Chang%27s+licentious+conduct+with+the+Po-ssu+woman,+but+decency+would+forbid+as+to+give+quotations+from+the+book.&dq=In+the+Ch%27ing-i-lu+m+%C2%BB%C2%BB(ed.+of+ttl%26fFSSO+attributed+to+T%27AO+Ku+ft+ft+towards+the+beginning+of+the+North+Sung+era,+we+have+a+minute+description+of+Liu+Chang%27s+licentious+conduct+with+the+Po-ssu+woman,+but+decency+would+forbid+as+to+give+quotations+from+the+book.|title=Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko (the Oriental Library), Issue 2|last=Tōyō Bunko (Japan) Kenkyūbu|publisher=The Toyo Bunko|year=1928|isbn=|editor-last=|edition=|volume=|location=|page=55|quote=and did not came out to see governmental business." [IF1] §§71#il5i$S£$l?;£c 3£ (2L« jfe3B,«/S+ a, SiaitB:*). In the Ch'ing-i-lu m »»(ed. of ttl&fFSSO attributed to T'AO Ku ft ft towards the beginning of the North Sung era, we have a minute description of Liu Chang's licentious conduct with the Po-ssu woman, but decency would forbid as to give quotations from the book.|access-date=January 4, 2012}} Original from the University of Michigan.</ref> Liu bebas menghabiskan waktunya bersama dengan perempuan Persia.<ref name="Sung biographies, Volume 2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=MZQKAQAAIAAJ&dq=But+Liu+was+free+to+spend+his+days+with+the+Persian+girls+in+his+harem%2C+and+to+oversee+the+decoration+of+his+splendid+new+palaces+with+costly+substances.+It+is+said+that+he+used+3+000+taels+of+silver+in+making+a+single+column+of+the&q=persian+girls+harem|title=Sung biographies, Volume 2|last=|publisher=Steiner|year=1976|isbn=978-3-515-02412-9|editor-last=Herbert Franke|edition=|volume=|location=|page=620|quote=During his reign the number of castrati at the palace increased to about 5 000. Great power was also given to a palace beauty named Liu Ch'iung- hsien JäP) 3^ iA*, and especially to a female shaman Fan Hu-tzu ^ fcfi 3~, who claimed to. . .But Liu was free to spend his days with the Persian girls in his harem, and to oversee the decoration of his splendid new palaces with costly substances. It is said that he used 3 000 taels of silver in making a single column of the ceremonial hall named Wan-cheng tien|access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> Beberapa perempuan yang berasal dari [[Teluk Persia]] tinggal di kawasan asing Guangzhou, mereka semua dipanggil "perempuan Persia" (波斯 婦 Po-ssu-fu atau Bosifu).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=rBIUAQAAMAAJ&dq=63+At+the+foreign+quarter%2C+there+lived+of+course+many+foreign+women%2C+and+they+were+called+by+the+Chinese+Po-ssu-fu+M+%24f+jgf+%28lit.+Persian+women%29%2C1%273+perhaps+because+most+of+them+came+from+near+the+Persian+Gulf.18%29+During+the+Five+Dynasties+3%C2%A3+ft+%28907-959%29%2C+Liu+Chang+H%2C+king+of+the+Nan-han+Wi+Wh%2C+had+in+his+harem+a+young+Persian+woman%2C+whom+he+doted+upon+so+much&q=young+persian+woman|title=Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko (the Oriental Library), Issue 2|publisher=The Toyo Bunko|year=1928|location=Japan|page=34|quote=63 At the foreign quarter, there lived of course many foreign women, and they were called by the Chinese Po-ssu-fu 波斯婦 (lit. Persian women),1'3 perhaps because most of them came from near the Persian Gulf.18) During the Five Dynasties 五代 (907-959), Liu Chang 劉鋹, king of the Nan-han 南漢, had in his harem a young Persian woman, whom he doted upon so much|access-date=January 4, 2012}} Original from the University of Michigan</ref>

''Wu Tai Shï'' mengatakan bahwa ''Liu Ch'ang'' [劉鋹], Kaisar Dinasti ''Han'' Selatan yang berkuasa di Kanton, sekitar tahun 970 M "menghabiskan waktu bersama gadis-gadis istana dan perempuan Persia [波斯] di apartemen, dan menyerahkan pemerintahan negaranya pada para menteri."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVkDAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA299#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 24|last=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. North China Branch, Shanghai|first=|publisher=Kelly & Walsh.|others=Contributor China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society|year=1890|isbn=|editor-last=|edition=|volume=|location=|page=299|pages=|access-date=04-01-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Sejarah Lima Dinasti (Wu Tai Shih) menyatakan bahwa "Liu Chang kemudian bersama gadis-gadis istana dan perempuan ''Po-ssu''-nya, terlibat dalam hubungan asmara di harem".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=rBIUAQAAMAAJ&dq=22%29+In+the+Wu-tai-shih-cM+2.%5E+jfc%2C12%2C+we+read%2C+%22Liu+Chang+then+with+his+court-+ladies+and+Po-ssu+woman%2C+indulged+in+amorous+affiurs+in+the+harem+The+names+of+Po-li+i%C2%A3+%3Ef+Il+%28+%3D+P%27o-li+JSiflJ%29+and&q=amorous|title=Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko (the Oriental Library), Issue 2|last=Tōyō Bunko (Japan). Kenkyūbu|publisher=The Toyo Bunko|year=1928|isbn=|editor-last=|edition=|volume=|location=|page=54|quote=22) In the Wu-tai-shih-cM 2.^ jfc,12, we read, "Liu Chang then with his court- ladies and Po-ssu woman, indulged in amorous affiurs in the harem The names of Po-li i£ >f Il ( = P'o-li JSiflJ) and|access-date=January 4, 2012}} Original from the University of Michigan</ref>

Guangzhou (Kanton) memiliki satu komunitas termasuk perempuan-perempuan Persia pada abad ke-10 hingga ke-12. Perempuan Persia ada di harem Liu Chang pada abad ke-10 dan pada abad ke-12, perempuan-perempuan Persia (波斯 婦) di sana terlihat mengenakan banyak anting.{{sfn|University of California|1951}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%AA%AC%E9%83%9B_(%E5%9B%9B%E5%BA%AB%E5%85%A8%E6%9B%B8%E6%9C%AC)/%E5%8D%B7027%E4%B8%8A|title=説郛 (四庫全書本)|date=|publisher=|isbn=|volume=卷027上|location=|page=|quote=泉福二州婦人轎子則用金漆雇婦人以荷福州以為肩擎至他男子則不肻肩也廣州波斯婦繞耳皆穿穴帶環有二十餘枚者家家以篾為門人食㯽榔唾地如血北人嘲之曰人人皆唾血家家盡篾門又婦人㐫悍喜鬬訟雖遭刑責而不畏恥寢陋尤甚豈秀美之氣中於緑珠而已邪|author-link=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=雞肋編 (四庫全書本)|last=|first=|date=|publisher=|isbn=|location=|page=|chapter=全覽|quote=廣州波斯婦繞耳皆穿穴𢃄環有二十餘枚者家家以篾為門人食梹榔唾地如血北人嘲之曰人人皆吐血家家盡篾門又婦女凶悍喜闘訟雖SKchar刑責而不畏恥寢陋尤甚豈秀美之氣鍾於緑珠而已耶|author-link=|chapter-url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%9B%9E%E8%82%8B%E7%B7%A8_(%E5%9B%9B%E5%BA%AB%E5%85%A8%E6%9B%B8%E6%9C%AC)/%E5%85%A8%E8%A6%BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=説郛 (四庫全書本)|last=|first=|date=|publisher=|isbn=|location=|page=|chapter=全覽2|quote=泉福二州婦人轎子則用金漆雇婦人以荷福州以為肩擎至他男子則不肻肩也廣州波斯婦繞耳皆穿穴帶環有二十餘枚者家家以篾為門人食㯽榔唾地如血北人嘲之曰人人皆唾血家家盡篾門又婦人㐫悍喜鬬訟雖遭刑責而不畏恥寢陋尤甚豈秀美之氣中於緑珠而已邪|author-link=|chapter-url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%AA%AC%E9%83%9B_(%E5%9B%9B%E5%BA%AB%E5%85%A8%E6%9B%B8%E6%9C%AC)/%E5%85%A8%E8%A6%BD2}}</ref>

Berdasarkan buku [[Zhu Yu (pengarang)|Zhu Yu]] "Pingzhou ke tan" 萍 洲 可 談, para perempuan muslim di Guangzhou dipanggil perempuan Persia 波斯 婦 atau Pusaman [[:zh:菩薩蠻|菩薩蠻]]菩萨蛮 yang mungkin berasal dari "Mussulman" atau "Bussulman" yang berarti Muslim dalam bahasa Persia.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2010-04-01|title=蕃坊里的回族先民|url=http://minzu.people.com.cn/GB/165244/11280580.html|work=人民网-中国民族新闻|location=|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=rBIUAQAAMAAJ&dq=Liu+Ch%27ang+Persian+woman&q=somewhat+corrupt|title=Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko (the Oriental Library)., Issue 2|last=Tōyō Bunko (Japan). Kenkyūbu|date=1928|publisher=Toyo Bunko|isbn=|series=Publications - Tōyō Bunko. Ser. B|volume=Volume 10171 of Harvard anthropology preservation microfilm project|location=|page=34|author-link=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IZ_WAAAAMAAJ&dq=Liu+Ch%27ang+Persian+woman&q=somewhat+corrupt|title=Memoirs of the Research Department|last=Tōyō Bunko (Japan)|date=|publisher=|isbn=|series=Tokyo Bunko publications|location=|page=34|author-link=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jV9_YvgUmpsC&pg=PA73#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The History of Women's Mosques in Chinese Islam: A Mosque of Their Own|last=Jaschok|first=Maria|last2=Shui|first2=Jingjun|date=2000|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0700713028|edition=illustrated|location=|page=73|author-link=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=499ZAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP536&lpg=PP536&dq=%E6%99%AE%E8%96%A9+%E6%A8%82%E5%BA%9C#v=onepage&q=%E6%99%AE%E8%96%A9%20%E6%A8%82%E5%BA%9C&f=false|title=Hai shan xian guan cong shu, Volume 13|last=|first=|date=1849|publisher=Hai shan xian guan|isbn=|location=|page=|author-link=}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%90%8D%E6%B4%B2%E5%8F%AF%E8%AB%87/%E5%8D%B7%E4%BA%8C|title=萍洲可談|last=朱|first=彧|date=|publisher=|isbn=|volume=卷二|location=|page=|id=([https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=57805 page link])|quote=廣州雜俗，婦人強，男子弱。婦人十八九，戴烏絲髻，衣皂半臂，謂之「遊街背子」。樂府有「菩薩蠻」，不知何物，在廣中見呼蕃婦為「菩薩蠻」，因識之。|author-link=}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%90%8D%E6%B4%B2%E5%8F%AF%E8%AB%87_(%E5%9B%9B%E5%BA%AB%E5%85%A8%E6%9B%B8%E6%9C%AC)/%E5%8D%B72|title=萍洲可談 (四庫全書本)|last=|first=|date=|publisher=|isbn=|volume=卷2|location=|page=|author-link=}}</ref> Pusaman juga merupakan nama langgam 樂府 tentang penari-penari perempuan yang dikirim sebagai upeti ke Tiongkok.<ref>唐唐蘇鄂《杜陽雜編》：大中初，女蠻國入貢，危髻金冠，纓絡被體，號菩薩蠻隊，當時倡優遂制《菩薩蠻》曲，文士亦往往聲其詞。</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hant/%E8%8F%A9%E8%96%A9%E8%A0%BB_(%E6%BA%AB%E5%BA%AD%E7%AD%A0)|title=菩薩蠻 (溫庭筠)|last=溫|first=庭筠|date=|publisher=|isbn=|location=|page=|author-link=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hant/%E8%8F%A9%E8%96%A9%E8%A0%BB_(%E9%9F%8B%E8%8E%8A)|title=菩薩蠻 (韋莊)|last=韋|first=莊|date=|publisher=|isbn=|location=|page=|author-link=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.xuite.net/chiahuahsieh0823/wretch/152510524-%E6%BA%AB%E5%BA%AD%E7%AD%A0%E3%80%88%E8%8F%A9%E8%96%A9%E8%A0%BB%E3%80%89%E8%B3%9E%E6%9E%90|title=溫庭筠〈菩薩蠻〉|last=|first=|date=2007-01-01|website=|publisher=|access-date=|quote=}}</ref>

Berasal dari keluarga Li masa Dinasti Han di Quanzhou, Lin Nu, putra Li Lu, mengunjungi Hormuz di [[Iran|Persia]] pada tahun 1376. Ia menikahi seorang gadis [[Bangsa Persia|Persia]] atau [[Bangsa Arab|Arab]] dan membawa gadis itu kembali ke [[Quanzhou]]. Li Nu adalah leluhur reformator Dinasti Ming Li Chih.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=067On0JgItAC&pg=PA817&dq=ch'ang+fond+persian+girl&q=li%20nu%20married%20an%20arab%20or%20persian%20girl|title=A-L, Volumes 1-2|last=Association for Asian studies (Ann Arbor;Michigan)|year=1976|publisher=Columbia University Press|place=|page=817|isbn=978-0-231-03801-0|access-date=2010-06-29}}</ref><ref name="Chen">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iranica.com/articles/chinese-iranian-vii|title=CHINESE-IRANIAN RELATIONS vii. Persian Settlements in Southeastern China during the T'ang, Sung, and Yuan Dynasties|last=Chen|first=Da-Sheng|publisher=Encyclopedia Iranica|access-date=2010-06-28}}</ref> Oleh kerabatnya, Lin Nu dan keturunannya dihapus dari silsilah keluarga karena mereka marah Lin Nu memeluk Islam dan menikahi gadis Persia. Pada saat itu, perasaan xenofobik kuat terhadap orang asing mengingat kekejaman Semu Persia dalam Pemberontakan Ispa. Kerabat yang memegang teguh adat istiadat Tionghoa merasa malu, sehingga mereka mengubah nama keluarga mereka dari Lin menjadi Li untuk menghindari bergaul dengan keturunan Lin Nu dari istri Persia-nya yang beragama Islam.<ref>Kühner, Hans. “‘The Barbarians' Writing Is like Worms, and Their Speech Is like the Screeching of Owls’ - Exclusion and Acculturation in the Early Ming Period.” Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, vol. 151, no. 2, 2001, pp. 407–429. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43380301.</ref>

Di jalur sutra, gadis budak adalah komoditas utama dan jauh lebih mahal daripada sutra. Nilai seorang gadis budak lima kali lipat nilai sutra. Gadis budak Asia Tengah diekspor dari wilayah Iran ke Tiongkok. Dipercaya bahwa para pedagang kaya dan bangsawan-bangsawan di ibu kota Tiongkok, Chang'an, adalah konsumen bagi sejumlah besar budak perempuan Asia Tengah yang dibawa oleh orang-orang Sogdiana. Orang-orang Sogdiana memperoleh untung besar dari penjualan gadis budak dan keuntungan juga diperoleh pemerintah Tiongkok dari pajak penjualan budak. Penyair Persia sering menulis tentang minuman anggur dan para budak perempuan. Toko-toko minuman anggur dilengkapi dengan pelayan gadis-gadis muda. Selain menyajikan minuman, para gadis muda itu menari, menyanyi, dan memberikan layanan seks untuk tamu. Sebagian besar dari mereka berusia 14 atau 15 tahun. Seorang pedagang Sogdiana, Kang Weiyi, memiliki 15 gadis budak, termasuk gadis India, Asia Tengah, dan Baktria yang ia bawa untuk dijual di Chang'an.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kknews.cc/history/epg26yy.html|title=唐代長安城中販賣給漢人的胡姬與絲綢之路上的女奴貿易 |date=31-08-2018|website=每日頭條|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=郭|first=雪妮|date=2012|orig-year=2012（北京师范大学文学院北京100875）|title=酒肆论文摘要,唐代"胡姬"诗与现代日本的西域想象|url=http://www.lunwendaquan.com/hanyuyanwenxue/152569.html|journal=长安学刊|volume=|issue=3|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=唐朝定居指南|last=森|first=林鹿|date=2015-11-25|volume=|pages=|chapter=第6章 一年之计在于吃(5)|doi=|chapter-url=http://dushu.qq.com/read.html?bid=650540&cid=6|issue=}}</ref><ref>林梅村《粟特文买婢契与丝绸之路上的女奴贸易》，《文物》1992 年9 期，49&#x2014;54，49—54 页；收入</ref><ref>温翠芳，唐代长安西市中的胡姬与丝绸之路上的女奴贸易，西域研究，2006（2）</ref><ref>《唐代长安西市中的胡姬与丝绸之路上的女奴贸易》，《西域研究》，2006年第2期。</ref><ref>粟特文买婢契与丝绸之路上的女奴贸易林梅村文物</ref><ref>[https://rsipe.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/%E7%B2%9F%E7%89%B9%E4%BA%BA%E4%B8%8E%E4%B8%9D%E7%BB%B8%E4%B9%8B%E8%B7%AF%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E8%AE%BA%E6%96%87%E7%9B%AE%E5%BD%95/ 粟特人与丝绸之路中文期刊论文目录] 根据中国知网整理：方建勇(Fang Jianyong)/2006-2008年就读于浙江大学中国古代史研究生班</ref><ref>温翠芳.唐代长安西市中的胡姬与丝绸之路上的女奴贸易.西域研究，2006（2）</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=荣|first=新江|date=2014-09-09|title=从撒马尔干到长安——中古时期粟特人的迁徙与入居（《中古中国与粟特文明》代序言）|url=http://www.kaogu.cn/html/cn/xueshuyanjiu/yanjiuxinlun/qita/2014/0909/47471.html|journal=Kaogu|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.douban.com/book/review/6942122/|title=《唐朝定居指南》中的参考资料|last=|first=|date=|website=豆瓣|publisher=|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ylyjzx.swu.edu.cn/s/ylyjzx/yjdw/20171227/2183647.html|title=温翠芳特聘研究员|last=|first=|date=2017-12-27|website=西南大学伊朗研究中心|publisher=|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref>温翠芳《唐代长安西市中的胡姬与丝绸之路上的女奴贸易》（《西域研究}2006年第2期）</ref>