1徐霞客一生周游考察了十六个省,足迹几乎遍及全国
他在考察的过程中,从来不盲目迷信书本上的结论
他发现前人研究地理的记载有许多很不可靠的地方为了进行真实细致的考察,他很少乘车坐船,几乎全靠双脚翻山越岭,长途跋涉;为了弄清大自然的真相,他总是挑选道路艰险的山区,人迹稀少的森林进行考察发现了许多奇山秀景;他常常选择不同的时间和季节,多次重游各地名山,反复观察变换的奇景
XuXiaketouredandinvestigated16provincesinhislifetime,coveringalmostthewholeofChina/thewholecountry
Whenhewascarryingouthisinvestigations,henevertookblindbeliefintheconclusionsinthebooks
Insteadhefoundalotofunreliablepointsinthegeographicrecordstakenbyhispredecessors
Inordertomakehisinvestigationsreliableandthorough,heseldomtraveledbycarriageorboat
Instead,hetooklong,arduoustripsonfootalmostallthetime,climbingmountainsandhills
Inordertolearnaboutthetruthofnature,healwayschosetoconductinvestigationsinmountainousareaswithdangerousroadsandinlonely/untraveledwoods,wherehediscoveredalotofmagnificentpeaksandbeautifu