- The
Yingya Shenglan,
written by Ma Huan and
published in 1451, is a book
about the
countries visited by the
Chinese over the
course of the Ming treasure...
- The
Xingcha Shenglan (Chinese: 星槎勝覽; lit. 'The
Overall Survey of the Star Raft') is a
Chinese historical work
written by Fei Xin. Fei Xin
served as a soldier...
- the king of Java lived. The
report was
composed and
collected in
Yingya Shenglan,
which provides valuable insight on the culture, customs, and also various...
- in the crew,
described Hormuz society in a
positive light in the
Yingya Shenglan,
writing for
example about the
people that "the
limbs and
faces of the...
-
final version was
finalized around 1451. The
title of his book was
Yingya Shenglan (The
Overall Survey of the Ocean's S****s).
During the Ming
dynasty and...
- to
accounts written by Zheng's officers, such as
Yingya Shenglan by Ma Huan and
Xingcha Shenglan by Fei Xin. It is the
earliest known Chinese map to give...
- 15th-century
visit of
Zheng He's
treasure ships in his 1433 book
Yingya Shenglan: "after
travelling south for more than 20 li, the ship
reached Sulumayi...
-
Sumatra to the port of Aden. This
event was
recorded in the book
Yingyai Shenglan by Ma Huan who
accompanied the
imperial envoy. In 1513, the Portuguese...
-
Philippines since ancient times. The 15th-century
Chinese record Yingya Shenglan described mangosteen as mang-chi-shih (derived from
Malay manggis), a native...
- Ming dynasty. More specifically,
contemporary sources such as the
Yingya Shenglan place the
dividing line
between the
Eastern Ocean and
Western Ocean at...
