# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/xu-xiake
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:11:49.250Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/xu-xiake"
name: "Xu Xiake"
slug: "xu-xiake"
description: "Xu Xiake, born Xu Hongzu (徐弘祖), courtesy name Zhenzhi (振之), was a Chinese explorer, geographer, and travel writer of the Ming dynasty, known best for his famous geographical treatise, and noted for his bravery and humility. He traveled throughout China for more than 30 years, documenting his travels extensively. The records of his travels were compiled posthumously in The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake, and his work translated by Ding Wenjiang. Xu's writing falls under the old Chinese literary category of 'travel record literature', which used narrative and prose styles of writing to portray one's travel experiences."
tagline: "Chinese geographer and traveller"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xu_Xiake.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1587-01-05"
deathDate: "1641-03-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.382316313823163
  historical:           15.18543066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Xu Xiake"
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    title: "Xu Xiake"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump