ðə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd tʃaɪnˈiːz pˈɪlɡɹɪm kʃuːˈænzæŋ, hˌuː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ɡændhˈɑːɹɹə ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli sˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi sˌiːˈiː, hæd pˈeɪd ɡlˈoʊɪŋ tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðə sˈɪɾi ænd ðə kænˈiːʃkə stˈuːpə ɪn hɪz mˈɛmwɑːɹz.
The celebrated Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang, who visited Gandhara in the early 7th Century CE, had paid glowing tribute to the city and the Kanishka stupa in his memoirs.