ing ▁of ▁Li ang ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Y uan ▁of ▁Southern ▁Li ang , ▁X iao ▁Y i , ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁and ▁Southern ▁D ynast ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century , ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁of ▁these ▁spe cially ▁significant ▁paint ings . ▁The ▁original ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁lost , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁surv iving ▁edition ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁a ▁copy ▁from ▁the ▁Song ▁dynast y ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century , ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁preserved ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁China . ▁The ▁original ▁work ▁consisted ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁twenty ▁five ▁port ra its ▁of ▁amb ass adors ▁from ▁their ▁respectively ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁copy ▁from ▁the ▁Song ▁D ynast y ▁has ▁twelve ▁port ra its ▁and ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁en vo ys , ▁with ▁the ▁en voy ▁from ▁D ang ch ang ▁missing ▁a ▁portrait . ▁ ▁The ▁en vo ys ▁from ▁right ▁to ▁left : ▁U ar ▁( He ph th al ites ); ▁Pers ia ; ▁Ba ek je ; ▁Q iu ci ; ▁Wo ▁( J apan ); ▁Lang k as uka ; ▁D eng z hi ▁( <0xE9> <0x82> <0x93> <0xE8> <0x87> <0xB3> ) ▁( Q i ang ) ▁eth nic ▁from ▁Ng awa ; ▁Zh oug u ke ▁/ ▁K arg hal ik ▁( Y ark and ) ▁( 周 古 <0xE6> <0x9F> <0xAF> ); ▁Heb atan ▁/ ▁Kab adi yan ▁( <0xE5> <0x91> <0xB5> <0xE8> <0xB7> <0x8B> <0xE6> <0xAA> <0x80> ); ▁Hum