Travel Notes to the West

Journey to the West, Sleiman Journey to the East, The Travel Notes of Ibn Battuta and Khatay Nameh belong to the The history of Sino foreign relations Collection Series. It is a both important and unique part in the silk road library. This book includes the diary of author Zhao Zhenwu from November, 1932 to May, 1933. The author accompanied five Chinese students to study in Egypt. In his journey return to China, he went to several countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia and North Africa. He visited mosques and Muslim communities in different countries and the economy development levels of these countries. He paid special attention to the investigations of Muslim educational institutions. He also introduced China to the outside world. These words record in a personal view and is an important part in modern and contemporary Chinese and foreign exchange history. We can see the interesting customs of foreign countries at that time and has the factual data.