China and the ancient Mediterranean world

该项目是一个大型国际项目的一部分，旨在调查罗马和中国之间文化接触的证据，并利用尚未得到适当研究的材料。其中一些材料具有很高的艺术价值（特别是摩尼教的插图手稿），已经引起了国家媒体（报纸、广播和电视）的注意。该项目还将有助于加强中国社会科学院与澳大利亚人文科学院之间的研究联系。它还将提高民族之间的学术兴趣：中国，亚述，土耳其和伊朗在跨文化接触。

The project which is part of a large international project aims to investigate the evidence for cultural contact between Rome and China and draws on material which has not been properly studied. Some of this material is of great artistic value (esp. Manichaean illuminated manuscripts) and has already attracted the attention of national media (newspapers, radio and TV). The project will also help strengthen research ties between the Social Science Academy of China and the Australian Academy of the Humanities. It will also heighten academic interest among ethnic groups: Chinese, Assyrian, Turkish and Iranian in cross-cultural contacts.