跋涉千山万水 笔载异域风情——宗教旅行家慧超

Undergoing the Trials of a Long and Arduous Journey, Recording the Culture in the Alien Land ——The Religious Traveler Huichao

该文介绍了慧超作为一个伟大的宗教旅行家的生平和记行著作《往五天竺国传》,梳理出慧超的西行旅程,简要评价了慧超及其专著在史学和旅游等方面的主要贡献及意义。

This article gives a brief account of Huichao’s life as a great religious traveler.By introducing his travel notes Travels in Ancient India,it sorts out his journey to the west and finally it briefly evaluates the main contributions and significance Huichao and his book have made in history and tourism.