The Convergence of Early Sea Lanes of the East and the West Maritime Civilizations in the Far East From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean:Contributons to Navigation by Greeks,Phoenicians and Romans Archeological Findings from the South Yue Kingdom Voyages of Han Dynasty Envoys to the South China Sea Countries that Have Overseas Contact with China between the 3rd to 6th Centuries Persian Artifaces and Silver Coins Unearthed from Suizi and Other Places The“China Impression”in the Minds of Romans Promulgation of Buddhism and the Western Pilgrimage of Monk Faxian From the Pearl River to the Persian Gulf:“Maritime Passage from Guangzhou the Foreign Lands” Voyages of Official Chinese Envoys to the South China Sea Superintendents of Maritime Trade in the Tang Dynasty “The Maritime Passage from Guangzhou to Foreign Conuntries” Baghdad and Guangzhou:Two Major International Commercial Centers Tang Dynasty Silk and Ceramics Japanese Envoys to the Tan Dynasty High Monks that Traveled the Seas in Search of Enlightenment Major Discoveries of the Sunken Ship at Intan The Management of Maritime Trade in the Song and Yuan Empires …… A New Age of Maritime Trade for the World Endnotes