Yingyai Shenglan

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The Yingyai Shenglan (瀛涯胜览), written by Ma Huan, is a book about the countries visited by over the course of Zheng He's treasure voyages.

There is no known extant version of the original Yingyai Shenglan.[1] However, copies of Ma Huan's work have preserved, even though these copies contain differences due to later editors.[2] These include the "Jilu Huibian" [紀錄彙編] version (1617),[lower-alpha 1][1] the "Guochao Diangu" [國朝典故] version (between 1451 to 1644),[lower-alpha 2][3] the "Shengchao Yishi" [勝朝遺事] version (1824),[lower-alpha 3][4] and Zhang Sheng's so-called "rifacimento" (1522).[lower-alpha 4][4]

Ma Huan served as an interpreter on the fourth, sixth, and seventh voyage.[5][6] Guo Chongli was Ma Huan collaborator on the Yingyai Shenglan.[7] He personally participated in three of the expeditions.[7] These two gentlemen recorded their observations into notes, which were used to compose the Yingyai Shenglan.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ It was published in chapter 62 of the Jilu Huibian (Mills 1970, 37).
  2. ↑ It was published in chapter 106 of the Guochao Diangu (Mills 1970, 39).
  3. ↑ It was published in chapter 1 of the Shengchao Yishi (Mills 1970, 38).
  4. ↑ It was first published in 1522, posthumously. It was also published in chapter 63 of the Jilu Huibian. Zhang Sheng completely rewrote the Yingyai Shenglan into a literary style of composition, while Ma Huan had originally written it in a colloquial style. (Mills 1970, 38)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mills 1970, 37.
  2. ↑ Mills 1970, 37–40.
  3. ↑ Mills 1970, 39.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mills 1970, 38.
  5. ↑ Mills 1970, 35.
  6. ↑ Dreyer 2007, 6–7.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mills 1970, 55.

Bibliography

  • Dreyer, Edward L. (2007). Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433. New York: Pearson Longman. ISBN 9780321084439. 
  • Mills, J.V.G. (1970). Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' [1433]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-01032-2. 
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