Chapter one of the 100 chapter Ming dynasty novel Sanbao taijian xiyang ji
Inside pages from volume two of Sanbao taijian xiyang ji

Sanbao taijian xiyang ji (traditional Chinese: 三寶太監西洋記; simplified Chinese: 三宝太监西洋记), also translated into English as The Eunuch Sanbao's Voyage to the Western Ocean[1] or The Journey of Sanbao the Eunuch to the Western Ocean,[2] is a classic Chinese novel written by Luo Maodeng (羅懋登) in the late 16th-century during the Ming dynasty. It consist of 100 chapters and is set in the early 15th-century. The novel is about the voyages of admiral Zheng He. However, instead of a realistic chronicle of Zheng He's journeys, the novel is a blend of "factual" and "fantastic narrative",[1] full of monsters and supernatural beings, akin in style to the shenmo novels of the same period.

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Knowledge, Emotion, and Imagination: Negotiating Cultural Boundaries in The Eunuch Sanbao's Voyage to the Western Ocean". Duke University Press.
  2. ^ Kang-i Sun Chang; Stephen Owen, eds. (2010). The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature: From 1375. Cambridge University Press. p. 102.