Linyi

An ancient Indochinese kingdom founded in 192 AD in the southern Shandong province, China, and lasting to the 17th century AD. In the past decade, at least ten important Western Han tombs have been excavated in this district, some richly furnished with paintings on silk and lacquers comparable to those from Mawangdui. One tomb contained nearly 5000 inscribed bamboo slips that preserve the texts of a number of late Eastern Chou philosophical works and military treatises, including the Sun Zi bing fa ('Master Sun on the Art of War'). The kingdom later became known as the Indianized kingdom of Champa, which was eventually absorbed by Vietnam.

[Lin-i]. A county in southern Shandong province, China. In the past decade, at least ten important Western Han tombs have been excavated in this district, some richly furnished with paintings on silk and lacquers comparable to those from Mawangdui. A tomb excavated in 1972 at Linyi Yinqueshan contained nearly 5000 inscribed bamboo slips that preserve the texts of a number of late Eastern Zhou philosophical works and military treatises, some hitherto believed lost, including the Sun Zi bing fa (‘Master Sun on the Art of War’) and related works.