The discovery of the 1342 tomb of Katarina Vilioni, member of an Italian trading family in Yangzhou, does, however, suggest the existence of a thriving Italian community in the city in the 14th century.
Opdagelsen af en gravsten fra 1342 for en Katarina Vilioni, medlem af en italiensk handelsfamilie i Yangzhou vidner om at byen havde et mærkbart indslag af italienske handelsfolk i 1300-tallet.