History of Tourism
The documented history of tourism in the Patna region dates back to the 300s BC. Greek geographer Megasthenes visited the region during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. His observations were recorded in Indika. Dionysius was the son of Megasthenes, who visited Patliputra in the reign of Ashoka the Great.
Fa-Hsien was a Chinese tourist who traveled to acquire Buddhist scriptures and take back to China between 399 and 412. Hieun-Tsang visited the sacred Buddhist sites in Magadha and spent much time studying at the great Nalanda University between 629 and 645.
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