The world is vast and full of uncertainties. For people who have endless curiosity and an adventurous spirit, traveling is no doubt one of the best ways to explore the great unknown. There are many world-famous travelers in history and their travel stories have inspired generations of travelers and will continue to do so in the future.
Born in East China’s Jiangsu province, Xu Xiake was a Chinese geologist and travel writer during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). He traveled throughout China for more than 30 years, documenting his journeys. The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake, his travel journal compiled by later generations, has proven to be of great scientific and literary value. Today, many of the places reviewed by Xu on his route have become popular tourist attractions.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who carried out four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504, paving the way for widespread European exploration. His journey, funded by Spain, was the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
The legendary Italian explorer Marco Polo started his adventure when he was 17 years old and traveled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. Luckily he was a talented writer too, and his travel experiences were vividly recorded in the book, The Travels of Marco Polo, which provided Europeans with fascinating insights into the social and cultural fabric of the Eastern world. Readers can get a comprehensive look at China, Persia, India, Japan and Asian cities.
Li Bai was a Chinese poet in the Tang dynasty (618-907). His fame continues to the present, not only as a poet but also as a romantic literary figure. He led a wandering lifestyle around China and was a great traveler; of the over 1,000 poems he left, nearly half are related to travel, such as Hard is the Road to Shu. His travel experience is vividly reflected in his nature poems. Li Bai was even praised as one of the early travel writers in China and his contributions are of great value to China’s tourism culture.
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