What was Xu Xiake, the first traveler in the history of China?

Xu Xiake is the first tourist in China history. He was a big coffee maker in the Ming Dynasty. His main business is tourism, and Xie Gan is a geographer and writer. So today Xiaomi will take you to see what kind of person the famous Xu Xiake is from these three identities.

First, the tourism big V

Xu Xiake's most popular identity is a traveler, and he has been running around all his life. In that era when the traffic was only wagons and scalpers, he actually went to 2 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions/kloc-0. Definitely a veteran traveler.

"What people can't reach, what people don't know", where he walked, he will definitely explore those quiet and mysterious places. There must be a written record of where he has been. The phenomena, culture, geographical environment, animals and plants he has seen in the places he has been will be recorded.

Second, geographical coffee

Do you observe the structure of local stones and soil when traveling? Of course not, but Xu Xiake will. He has visited more than half of China, and he has visited countless famous mountains and rivers. He was very curious about these strange and unusual phenomena, so he recorded them in words.

You will find that there are great differences in landforms and environments in different provinces and regions of China, and this difference has also brought many reference materials to later geographers.

Third, the best-selling author

Do you know what Xu Xiake's best-selling book is as a writer?

Yes, it's Xu Xiake's Travels. This book is called a milestone in the tourism history of China and even the cultural history of China.

Why are his books so popular? Because in this book, he described many famous mountains, rivers, wonders, local conditions and customs in most of China. There are so many people who have never been to other places, but this book makes everyone feel at home.

Therefore, Xu Xiake can be called a big coffee traveler in our history, and he will always be the male god in my mind.