Author: Mirsky, Jeannette, 1903-1987

great Chinese travelers : an anthology
Date1964
Publish_locationNew York
PublisherPantheon Books
CollectionRicci Institute Library [M5]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberG320.M5 1964
Descriptionvii, 309 p.: maps ; 22 cm.
NoteThe Great Chinese travelers : an anthology / edited by Jeanette Mirsky.

1. Travels of Emperor Mu (1001-945 B.C.E.) -- 2. Zhang Qian: the Han ambassador to Bactria (123 B.C.E.) -- 3. Xuanzang: Prince of pilgrims (645 C.E.) -- 4. The Daoist Changchun goes to visit Genghis Khan (1220) -- 5. Rabban Sauma visits Europe (1250) -- 6. Recollections of the customs of Cambodia (1297) -- 7. Zheng He's naval expeditions (15th century) -- 8. The Hailu: An eighteenth-century seaman (18th century) -- 9. Scholars, students and ambassadors (19th century).

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SubjectTravelers--China--History Asia, Central--Description and travel Voyages and travels--China--History
LCCN64-18345