Visionary Journeys: Travel Writings from Early Medieval and Nineteenth-Century China - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

This book explores two important moments of dislocation in Chinese history, the early medieval period (317–589 CE) and the nineteenth century. Tian juxtaposes a rich array of materials from these two periods in comparative study, linking these historical moments in their unprecedented interactions, and intense fascination, with foreign cultures.