The merchants of this country Roman Empire frequently visit Funan the Mekong delta, Rinan (Annam) and Jiaozhi the Red River Delta near modern Hanoi; but few of the inhabitants of these southern frontier states have come to Da Qin. During the 5th year of the Huangwu period of the reign of Sun Quan a merchant of Da Qin, whose name was Qin Lun came to Jiaozhi [Tonkin; the prefect ["taishou"] of Jiaozhi, Wu Miao, sent him to Sun Quan Wu emperor, who asked him for a report on his native country and its people."