Yingya Shenglan

Yingya Shenglan
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yíngyá Shènglǎn

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]