Zhufanzhi (Free Public Edition Book)

Chinese and foreign communication works. This book was written in the first year of Baoqing (1225). About 28,000 words. The volume records more than 40 state affairs of Champa (now central Vietnam), Chenla (now Cambodia), Srivijaya, Suji, Nanbi, Tianzhu (India), Dashi (Iran), Morocco (Morocco), Silla (North Korea), and Waguo (Japan). The coverage ranges from Japan and North Korea in the east to the customs, products, ethnic groups, religious culture and other places in North Africa and Morocco in the west. The lower part of the volume is mainly composed of historical objects, including frankincense, blood tablets, Parthian nutmeg, betel nut, coconut, etc. Starting from Japan in the east and reaching Morocco in the west, the description of China's coastal countries is particularly detailed.