place
China
also: چین, Chin
Chin, the China of Persian poetry: the proverbial far edge of the world and byword for fabulous wealth and craft; in §96 a single swallow of wine outweighs its whole kingdom.
Reading notes
- The Rubaiyat §96 kingdom of China
Chin in Persian poetry is the far edge of the earth and a byword for wealth and marvels; the hyperbole prices one swallow above all of it.