It is not known for certain what kingdoms Gan was referring to, but A History of Ancient East-West Cultural Contacts argues that Mengqi corresponds to modern-day Macedonia, which earlier this year established diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Could it be that somewhere in Macedonia lie records of a visit by Gan Ying?
根據《古代中西文化交流》一書記載，蒙奇是近來與台灣建交的馬其頓，不知今天的馬其頓是否還有甘英足跡的紀錄？