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This book is a series of textual research articles on the study of Persia and ancient Central Asia. The rise of the Turks marked an era in the history of Central Asia, and the previous one belonged to ancient times. The so-called Persia in this book refers to the Achaemenid Empire, the Parthian Empire and the Sassanid Empire. Central Asia roughly refers to the area where today's "five Central Asian countries" (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) and Afghanistan are located. During this period, the relationship with Sezhong, Kushan, and Gida was undoubtedly the focus of the relationship between Persia and Central Asia. This book intends to examine it from the perspective of Persia. In the past, many issues have been involved in the process of exploring the history of Sezhong, Kushan, and Gida, which will be briefly discussed in detail. Other relations between Persia and Central Asia are also covered. In short, most of the contents covered in this book are domestic gaps or weak links, which can supplement and enhance the author's past related research. The reason why it is called "Reading Notes" is because the author believes that the "Reading Notes" are only a few chapters. In the past, those who were superficial and falsely claimed to be "researching" were actually just "note-taking". Hence the name.

"SourcesontheHistoryoftheHephthalites" is an all-English treatise. It brings together 70 historical materials about Gida in nine languages ​​(Chinese, Greek-Latin, Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, and Tibetan). It is the first time that domestic and foreign scholars have conducted the most comprehensive and systematic compilation and research of historical materials about Gida.