Yingya shenglan 瀛涯勝覽

Yingya shenglan 瀛涯勝覽 "Overall survey of the oceans" is a description of foreign countries in southeast and south Asia from the Ming period 明 (1368-1644). It was written by Ma Huan 馬歡 (1380-1460), who had taken part in several of the sea travels of Admiral Zheng He 鄭和 (1371-1433). Ma was assisted by Guo Chongli 郭崇禮 for the compilation.

Ma Huan describes twenty countries he had visited during his journey. He touches geography as well as matters of traffic (ports) and local customs and habits, religion and legal matters, natural products and the economic conditions. The Yingya shenglan is much more detailed than the Xingcha shenglan 星槎勝覽. It is not only a valuable source concerning those countries but also concerning the travels of Zheng He.

There are several version of the book in various series: the Jilu huibian 紀錄彙編 version, the Guochao diangu 國朝典故 version, the Shengchao yishi 勝朝遺事 version, and the Sanbao zhengyi ji 三寶征彝集 version.

In 1935 Ma Chengjun 馬承鈞 published a critical edition based on three of these versions. The Yingya shenglan is also part of the series Shidi xiao congshu 史地小叢書, published in 1936 by the Shangwu Yinshuguan Press 商務印書館. It was reprinted by the Zhonghua Shuju 中華書局 press in 1955. In 2005 Wan Ming 萬明 published a critical edition of the Ming manuscripts, Ming chaoben Yingya shenglan jiaozhu 明鈔本瀛涯勝覽校注.