Chinese travel writers

Xuanzang (; ; 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of his journey to the Indian subcontinent in 629–645, his efforts to bring at least 657 Indian texts to China, and his translations of some of these texts. He was only able to translate 75 distinct sections of a total of 1,335 chapters, but his translations included some of the most important Mahayana scriptures.

Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)

Faxian (337–), formerly romanized as Fa-hien , Fa-hsien, and Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from Jin China to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures. His birth name was Gong Sehi. Starting his journey about age 60, he traveled west along the overland Silk Road, visiting Buddhist sites in Central, South, and Southeast Asia. The journey and return took from 399 to 412, with 10 years spent in India.

Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer (1943-1991)

Ming dynasty translator, voyager and writer

Chinese geographer and traveller

Chinese historian, poet, politician, and writer (1019–1083)

Chinese diplomat of the Yuan dynasty

Chinese writer and scholar

Chinese diplomat and general

3rd century historian of the state of Cao Wei

Chinese prince

Ming dynasty explorer and writer

literary work

Chinese explorer

chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (547-627)

travel writer

Ming Dynasty phonologist and bibliophile, his most important contribution is in phonology

Bianji () was a Buddhist monk who lived in the Tang dynasty. A disciple of Xuanzang, he compiled the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions and translated Sanskrit sutras into Chinese. He was executed by Emperor Taizong for having an illicit affair with the emperor's daughter Princess Gaoyang.

Chinese novelist (1895-1967)

explorer

Chinese poet

Chinese diplomat

Ming dynasty author, advisor, secretary, explorer

politician (1458–1525)

Chinese military governor (1752–1835)

Chinese writer

Chinese poet (1570-1624)