Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences) ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 115-117.

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How and When Poium Was Introduced Into China

  

  1. (Foreign Languages College of Jishou University,Jishou,Hunan 416000,China)
  • Online:2003-09-01 Published:2012-08-18

Abstract: It is a historical fact that poium was introduced into China from India during the 7th and 8th centuries,but not from England during the reign of Daoguang Emperor of the Qing Dynasty,as many people supposed.This paper gives a detailed analysis of the origin of several words denoting opium:“雅片”,“阿片”,“阿芙蓉”,“亚片”.

Key words: poium, origin

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