徐霞客(1586—1641)是徐宏祖的别号,字振之,明末南直隶江阴(今江苏江阴市)人。徐霞客是我国古代著名的大旅行家、地理学家、游记散文作家。他自幼好学,博览群书,尤爱史籍、山海图经及舆地志,有“穷九州内外,探奇测秘”之志,一直怀抱游遍祖国壮丽河山的宏愿。 Xu Xiake (1586—1641) is the nickname of Xu Hongzu. He is the character of the word. He was from Jiangyin (now Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province) in the late Ming Dynasty. Xu Xiake is a famous ancient traveler, geographer and travel prose writer in ancient China. He was very good at school, read books, loved history, Shan Hai Tu Jing and Ji Dizhi. He had the ambition of “poor Kyushu inside and outside, exploring the secrets of secrets.” He has always embraced the vision of the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland.