First published in 1953, the linguist and historian C.R. Boxer translates, edits and presents three narratives of South China as it appeared to Portuguese and Spanish visitors in the years 1550-1575. It provides detail of the people, culture and conditions in Ming China, from a Western perspective. First published in 1953 the eminent linguist and historian, C.R. Boxer translates, edits and presents in a readable form three narratives of South China as it appeared to Portuguese and Spanish visitors in the years 1550-1575. It provides considerable detail of the