中國西南地域以獨特之地理位置輻輳著民族、貿易、帝國權力與異域知識等人文面向，而明代文人關於西南地域之紀遊書寫，則因應文人的書寫位置、文類特質展現其文學意蘊與文化視野。其中《徐霞客遊記》已成經典，有「徐學」之稱，值得深入追索。除了華夷對舉的批判性思考，以及文人心態的反身性理解之外，如何在史料鋪陳中發現新意，闡述文學本質及人與空間的互動，是值得關注的部分。本文以徐弘祖進入西南地域的行動探索與紀實表述為核心，聚焦於異族的文化接觸，呈現紀遊文學的情感內蘊及感覺結構，並藉此反思徐弘祖的書寫位置，審視其西南知識之構成。

Occupying a unique geographic position, Southwest China has witnessed frequent ethnic encounters, trade exchanges, empire power expansions, and foreign knowledge transmission. It is in this region that Ming intellectuals composed travelogues offering remarkable literary/cultural insights, and Xu Xiake youji is one such classic. In fact, such is the influence of this travelogue that a scholarly field named Xuxue has been developed for its further investigation. In addition to Han/non-Han dualistic critical considering and intellectual self-reflection, it is also significant to delve into the subtle connotations in this travelogue and how the writer depicted the literary essence along with the human-space interactions. This paper will center on Xu Hongzu’s explorations and narrations in the southwest, and shed light on Xu’s cultural contacts with non-Han people. By doing so, we can reveal the travelogue’s emotional dimensions and its structure of feelings, thus reconsidering Xu’s writing position and the make-up of his discourse of southwestern knowledge, experience, and imagination.