| Yingya Shenglan | |||||||
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,_first_page.jpg) First page of the Yingya Shenglan (1451), as collected in the Jilu Huibian (1617) | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 瀛涯勝覽 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 瀛涯胜览 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores | ||||||
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The Yingya Shenglan, written by Ma Huan and published in 1451, is a book about the countries visited by the Chinese over the course of the Ming treasure voyages led by Zheng He.[1]