True Lacquer Land Chronicle Annotations Journey to the West Records of Strange Lands

Author: Zhou Daguan (Yuan Dynasty)
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Features: The Customs of Champa was written by Zhou Daguan after his mission to Champa (now Cambodia) in the late 13th century. It authentically reflects various aspects of Cambodia at the time, especially with detailed records of the magnificent Khmer culture. The annotators have made comprehensive annotations based on the research of scholars both at home and abroad, making it an essential reading for the study of Cambodian history and Sino-Cambodian relations. The Journey to the West records the observations of during his journey westward with Genghis Khan to Central Asia, serving as important historical material for the transportation between China and Central Asia in the early 13th century. The Records of Foreign Lands is a work by Zhou Zhi Zhong, who compiled the geographical, customs, and productive conditions of 210 countries and ethnic groups based on materials before the Yuan Dynasty. Although the text is brief, it contains many materials from lost books.