唐代  (?863 AD)

 GEOGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES： 《蛮书》 Read works of Fan Chao at 旅游地理

　　Author of "Man book" book. According to historical records, Fan Cheuk worked Annan (now Hanoi) Jinglue Shi (military officer. Tang Zhen Guan years (628) was established in important areas around the post more to Jiedushi concurrently. ﹑ Song southwest border areas in the Northwest also set Jinglue Shi.) Cai attack the staff.
　　862 years (Northern Sung Painting Tang Yizong three years), sent troops to attack Annan Nan Zhao Wang Shilong, Wang Jing Lueshi then can not resist the wide, so the court appointed Cai Hunan attack on behalf of the king observed width Jinglue Shi, the Soldier Stationary Reclamation Code.
　　Fan Cheuk Choi followed the passage of office, in order to deal with Nan Zhao, Fan Cheuk Choi hit life situation of the Nanzhao investigation, collect a lot of Nanzhao information and reference to previous works (mainly Yuan Zi "Yunnan mind") basis , the written "Man book", also known as "cloud Minamishimi", "Yunnan mind", "Yunnan Historical Records", "Nanyi Zhi", "southern barbarian Zhi", "southern barbarian mind", a total of ten volumes.
　　863 (Tang Northern Sung Painting four years) the capture cross Nanzhao military sites (equivalent to a large early Ming Yue (now Vietnam) in northern, central set of administration. Big Yue, the ancient Chinese called "Kofi Annan."), Cai attack killed , Fan Cheuk carry a seal in the city compromised, floating through the Fu-Liang Jiang, escaped.
　　The second year in June, was named Life in (now in Sichuan Fengjie East) Military Government Nagao, another visit to Qian, Jing, Pakistan, Hsia Yap national situation with reference to "the Book", "Kui city map by" Tung Ming Wang "Guang Yi Ji" and other books, attached to the "Man book" volumes X later.
　　"Man book" Geography of Yunnan records, urban, transportation, mileage, products, particularly Nanzhao historical, political, economic, military and customs of various ethnic groups in Yunnan, a systematic exposition of the Tang Dynasty monograph on the Yunnan Tang Southwest history and research the most important works, has very important historical value.
　　"Man book" The article points volume Yunnan sector routing first, mountains Jiang Yuan second, sixth Chao third, fourth class name, 6 Jian fifth, the sixth town in Yunnan Province, Yunnan Province, the seventh tube Products, barbarians custom 8th, Nanban article to teach ninth successive Zhu Fan Yi southern barbarian borders of country names 10th and so on.