The Earliest Chinese Karstologist Xu Xiake by Nataša Ravbar

“…He described his journeys to almost half of the territory of the Ming dynasty in his book ˝Xu Xiake's travels˝ (˝Xu Xiake youji˝), that was first published in 1642. …”
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Food, Photography and Cartography in the Travel Memoirs of Ondaatje and Shopsin by Harlan D. Whatley

“…In the literary genre known as “Youji Wenxue,” authors such as Fan Chengda and Xu Xiake weaved geographical and topographical information into their writing while using narrative and prose. …”
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