| Summary: | 碩士 === 中興大學 === 台灣文學研究所 === 99 === In 1835 Cai Ting-lan returned to the Peng-hu Islands from Amoy, part of Fujian prov-ince, by ship. Unfortunately, his ship was caught in a storm at sea. He and other passengers were shipwrecked on the Vietnam coast. He finally returned to China with the assistance of Vietnam''s government. He was in contact with civil officials during his stay in Vietnam. Furthermore, he built a good relationship with the Chinese living in Vietnam. They were taken by escort to the Sino-Vietnam border. Upon their return to China, Cai Ting-lan wrote up his travel experiences, and published Hai-nan-za-zu .
Notes from Hainan contains boundary-crossing descriptions, which made it unique in Taiwanese Qing-era writings. The accidental journey provided this Penghu intellectual a chance to see the natural beauty and folk customs of Vietnam. This book is travel note that reveal a special aspect of cultural discourse. In the paper, I interpret the migration and mobility of culture in this book and show the values of Cai Ting-lan in boundary-crossing discourse. His travelogue combines information on the politicial situation of Vietnam and on the society of Vietnam .
Cai Ting-lan''s travel account provides a fascinating narrative of cultural contacts with Vietnam. Among the travel notes written in the 19th century, Cai Tinglan’s Notes from Hainan stands out due to its unique characteristics. It was translated into several languages and was widely circulated.
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