圆仁是日本入唐求法的高僧，在近十年间足迹遍及中国七省，用日记体裁写成的《入唐求法巡礼行记》，被称为世界三大旅行记之一。

日本学者阿南史代女士旅居中国期间，沿着圆仁当年的足迹展开文化考察，以自己独特的“踏勘＋采访＋拍摄”的方式，记录了与高僧生活相关的佛教遗迹、奇妙的自然风光和民俗风情、当代中国人的生活。公元807年，日本第一次向中国派遣遣唐使，本画册的出版，也是为了纪念这一中外文化交流史上的标志性事件1400周年。

Foreword

Introduction

 1.Ennin and Official Mission Arrive in China

 2.Ennin’s Stay in Yangzhou

 3.Traveling by Barge to Chuzhou

 4.Crossing the Yellow Sea: Haizhou to Mt.Ru

 5.Ennin Protected and Advised by Koreans at Mt.Chi

 6.Ennin Seeks Travel Permission in Pengiai

 7.Monks Welcomed in Qingzhou

 8.Pilgrim’s Tracks via Liquan over the Yellow River

 9.Along Tang Roads, Nangong to Quyang

 10.Crossing the Talhang Mountains

 11.Ancient Tracks and Cloisters

 12.Ennin in Mt.Wutai #1: Zhulin Temple

 13.Ennin in Mt.Wutai #2: Meeting with Senior Monks

 14.Ennin in Mt.Wutai #3: To the Five Terraces

 15.Ennin’s Departure from Mt.Wutai

 16.Ennin’s Way to Taiyuan

 17.Ennin in Taiyuan for All Souls Festival

 18.Ennin’s Travels along the Fen River

 19.Ennin at Chang’an # 1: Study of Texts and Ceremonies

 20.Ennin at Chang’an # 2: Religious Ceremonies in a Cosmopolitan City

 21.Ennin at Chang’an # 3: Persecution of Buddhism

 22.Ennin Flees From Persecution

 23.Ennin Searches for a Ship Home

 24.Ennin’s Return to Japan

Epilogue

Post Script

Acknowledgements

Books Consulted