费信是江苏昆山太仓卫人,很可能出生于1388年。他曾四次随郑和船队下西洋,并在归国后于1436年写成《星槎胜览》。该书分前后集原本和四卷改订本两类,至今共有13种版本。虽然各版本刊行情况复杂,但仍可探知一二。两类版本各有详略,原本未经删润,更能真实地反映费信的见闻;而改订本流传数百年,也说明了其价值所在。相比《瀛涯胜览》,篇目相同者,费书不及其详尽,但有些条目的内容,它却作了必不可少的补充;篇目不同者,费信多取《岛夷志略》之文,但也有自己的斟酌、筛选。对于《岛夷志略》、《瀛涯胜览》未作记载之地,此书颇有价值。另外,此书部分内容道出了15世纪东南亚华侨的某些情形,也具有重要的史料价值。 Feixin is Taicang Wei Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, is likely to be born in 1388. He had traveled with the Zhenghe fleet four times under the Western Ocean and wrote “Starry Winning Tour” in 1436 upon his return. The book points before and after the original set and four volumes revised two categories, there are 13 versions so far. Although the editions are complicated, they can still be found. Two versions of each have a detailed, the original without deletion of Run, more realistically reflect the Feixin’s knowledge; and the revised book circulating for hundreds of years, but also shows its value. Compared with “Ying Yinsheng”, the same title, fee book is not exhaustive, but some of the content of the article, it made an indispensable supplement; different chapters, fee letter take “Island Yi Zhi strategy” Wen, but also have their own discretion, screening. For the “Island Yi Zhi strategy”, “Ying Yinshenglan” is not documented, the book is quite valuable. In addition, some of the contents of this book show some situations of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia in the 15th century and also have important historical value.