諸蕃志是一本第十三世紀中國人看世界各國國情及風土人情的書，作者趙汝适以其海關官員工作之便利，得以知悉各國之國情，一一加以記錄並參考中國古籍完成此書。該書是周去非在1178年所寫的嶺外代答之後介紹外國的第二本中文書籍，而且更為詳細，具有其歷史地位和重要性。筆者將之譯為白話文以及英文，俾使之流傳中外。

Zhu-Fan-Zhi is a book about the national conditions and customs of various countries in the world for Chinese in the 13th century. The author Zhao Ru-gua took advantage of the convenience of his work as a customs officer to know the national conditions of various countries, recorded them one by one, and completed this book with reference to ancient Chinese books. This book is the second book in Chinese to introduce foreign countries after Zhou Qufei's Lingwai Daida (On Behalf Reply Outside the Ridges) in 1178. It is more detailed and has its historical status and importance. The author translated it into vernacular and English to circulate it at home and abroad.