Ibn Battuta e il Viaggio in Cina del Nord

Ibn Battuta was one of the most famous traveler of the Middle Ages and his work Rihla is widely appreciated and studied in the world. He traveled for over 25 years from Morocco to South-East Asia. In this article I focus on his route in China, during Yuan Dynasty. I try to deepen the historical inconsistencies and geographical dissonances in order to outline the guidelines of the debate between Chinese and Western scholars. I first analyze the three Chinese translations: those of Zhang Xinglang, Ma Jinpeng and Li Guangbin, then compare these works with Western scholar reviews and translations. Regarding Ibn Battuta' s arrival in China, I reveal some differences between the skepticism of Western scholars and the certainty of Chinese ones. My intent is to study Ibn Battuta and his journey from the point of view of sinologists and sinology. Very few scholars have dealt specifically with his arrival in China Yuan empire.