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dTo the Chinese, Columbus has never been much of a hero. Three years ago, a Chinese
historical journal denounced him as a “colonial pirate” for setting sail to pillage Asia.
Now a Chinese scholar is claiming that Columbus may have been beaten to the New
World by a fifth-century Buddhist monk named Huishen. Sinologists have long
known of the monk's voyage to a mysterious land called Fusang. But its location has
been a source of contention. So has the veracity of his tales, which were questioned
even by his contemporaries. Still, some modern scholars say Fusang could have been
real, perhaps Japan or even the Pacific Coast of North America.Write a précis of the following passage adding a suitable title: (20)
To the Chinese, Columbus has never been much of a hero. Three years ago, a Chinese
historical journal denounced him as a “colonial pirate” for setting sail to pillage Asia.
Now a Chinese scholar is claiming that Columbus may have been beaten to the New
World by a fifth-century Buddhist monk named Huishen. Sinologists have long
known of the monk's voyage to a mysterious land called Fusang. But its location has
been a source of contention. So has the veracity of his tales, which were questioned
even by his contemporaries. Still, some modern scholars say Fusang could have been
real, perhaps Japan or even the Pacific Coast of North America.
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