<Dd> An embassy from Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius or his successor Marcus Aurelius reaches Chinese Emperor Huan of Han at Luoyang . </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> 226 </Dt> <Dd> A Roman diplomat or merchant lands in northern Vietnam and visits Nanjing, China and the court of Sun Quan, ruler of Eastern Wu </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> A Roman diplomat or merchant lands in northern Vietnam and visits Nanjing, China and the court of Sun Quan, ruler of Eastern Wu </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> ~ 500 - 1000 </Dt> <Dd> The Radhanites were medieval Jewish merchants who dominated trade between the Christian and Islamic worlds during the early Middle Ages and travelled as far as Tang dynasty China . </Dd> </Dl>

Who was the first european to reach china