Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.99

v1.c4.s2.99

Ma Huan's *Yingya Shenglan* provided even more detailed information. For instance, about Cochin, he recorded information about its people’s dress, houses, social structure and professions of five classes of the population, the king’s beliefs, religion, climate, weights and measures, currency, marriage and funeral ceremonies, farm and livestock produce, as well as on its trade with China. He mentioned that Zheng He had erected a monument in Calicut in 1407 and provided the text of the inscription.