Yingya Shenglan

Yingya Shenglan
First page of the Yingya Shenglan (1451), as collected in the Jilu Huibian (1617)
Traditional Chinese瀛涯勝覽
Simplified Chinese瀛涯胜览
Literal meaningThe Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYíngyá Shènglǎn

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 voyages led by Zheng He.

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