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Abstract Recorded Sino-Iranian historical relations hark to the Parthian and Sasanian eras. But the collapse of the pre-Islamic Sasanians did not imply a rupture in linkages with the onset of the early Islamic period. And this applied to those regions in China’s environs too. This note foregrounds a map contained in Hafiz-e Abru’s Geography wherein Kangdiz, a purported Zoroastrian sacred Utopia, is topographically situated in the same geographical zone as China-Silla, namely, the Chinese mainland and Korean peninsula respectively. In querying its origins, I propose to demonstrate that this archaic and incorrect conflation must be tied up with the forlorn hopes of those Sasanians, court and nobility, who fled eastward seeking assistance from China to restore the dynasty. They somehow framed the Tang rulers as messianic substitutes of the imminent Zoroastrian savior who was expected to rescue their empire, expel the occupying Arabs, and restore the old faith. The prestigious positions of China and Silla were novel, for both were designated as “the promised land of Zoroastrianism, the land of dreams, the paradise of the ancient Iranians.” These Iranians then compared and conflated, erroneously, both territories with their mythical Kangdiz. It seems that comparison was the most important factor in generating this misunderstanding in location. This comparison arose when Sasanian survivors of the royal family, along with their companions, were in serious need of political and military support, religious freedom, and secure living conditions. They found this first in China, following the Arab invasion, and afterward, Silla (Korea) which also extended generous support.