In Qu Yuan book JIU ZHANG-WADING ACROSS THE RIVER, there is such a phrase a long sworded luli. The word liuli does not mean irregular, but was the first loan word in the history of Chinese - a transliteration of liuli, coloured glaze. Excavation and studies at this time showed that in the late Spring and Autumn period, coloured glass from South Asia and the west was brought to the Chu State, and Chu silk went to those countries. The earliest cultural exchange between China and the west was the glass-silk ro...