The ''Yingya Shenglan'' (), written by
Ma Huan in 1451, is a book about the countries visited by him over the course of the
Ming treasure voyages led by
Zheng He
Zheng He (; 1371β1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferr ...
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There is no surviving extant version of the original ''Yingya Shenglan''.
[.] However, later Ming copies of Ma's work have been preserved, even though these copies contain differences due to later editors. These include the ''Yihai Huihan''
ζ΅·ε―ε½version (1507), Zhang Sheng's so-called "
rifacimento" (1522),
[ the ''Guochao Diangu'' ζε
Έζ
version (edited by Deng Shilong),][.] the ''Jilu Huibian'' ΄ιε½η·¨version (1617)[ and the ''Shengchao Yishi'' ζιΊδΊversion (1824) from the Qing period.][.]
Ma Huan served as an interpreter on the fourth, sixth, and seventh voyage.[.][.] Guo Chongli was Ma Huan collaborator on the ''Yingya Shenglan''.[.] He personally participated in three of the expeditions.[ These two gentlemen recorded their observations in notes, which were used to compose the ''Yingya Shenglan''.][
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See also
* Fei Xin's '' Xingcha Shenglan''
* Gong Zhen's '' Xiyang Fanguo Zhi''
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Chinese history texts
15th-century history books
Travel books
Ming dynasty literature
Treasure voyages
Chinese non-fiction books