内容简介
IbnBattutahwasjust21whenhesetoutin1325fromhisnativeTangieronapilgrimagetoMecca.HedidnotreturntoMoroccoforanother29years,travellinginsteadthroughmorethan40countriesonthemodernmap,covering75,000milesandgettingasfarnorthastheVolga,asfareastasChinaandasfarsouthasTanzania.Hewroteofhistravels,andcomesacrossasasuperbethnographer,biographer,anecdotalhistorianandoccasionalbotanistandgastronome.