Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s4.t2.3

v2.c13.s4.t2.3

With detailed and accurate information, the book is of great importance as a reference for the study of exchanges between the East and West during the Yuan Dynasty and for the history and geography of the Asian and African regions. Books including *Ling Wai Dai Da* of Zhou Qufei and *Zhu Fan Zhi* of Zhao Rushi in the Song period before it, and *Yingya Shenglan* of Ma Huan and *Xingcha Shenglan* of Fei Xin in the Ming period after it, all had a major impact on the history and geography texts of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the middle of the 19ᵗʰ century, Western scholars too began to pay attention to this book and translated it into many languages. It was widely acknowledged that it has made an important contribution to global historical and geographical research.