'The Overall Survey of the Star Raft') is a Chinese historical work written by Fei Xin.
[1] Fei Xin served as a soldier in the third, fifth, and seventh Ming treasure voyages under the command of Admiral Zheng He.
The literary term "star raft" refers to an ambassador's flagship.
[2] According to Dreyer (2007), Fei Xin's book was strongly influenced by Ma Huan's Yingya Shenglan.
[1] Ma Huan was a translator and interpreter on Zheng He's fourth, sixth, and seventh treasure voyage.