Monday, August 27, 2007
INTRODUCTION:
Other than Columbus and Magellan, do you know of other great navigators, especially those who are from China? We do, and that great navigator who have sailed four major destination: Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa in seven voyages was none other than Zheng He.
We remember, reading about Zheng He the great ambassador, in our beautifully illustrated history textbooks. But his story hardly stretched over a few columns, and he appeared decidedly in a lesser league to Columbus and Magellan.
But today, we all knew better. Zheng He lead a huge treasure fleet of almost 28,000 troops, sailed to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Persian Gulf, Africa and many great places he sailed by in seven voyages. ‘Baochuan’, an old Chinese treasure ship that Zheng He used, was several times larger than either Columbus’s or Magellan’s ship and the armed troops that Zheng He had with him were definitely a large number, if compared to Columbus’s or Magellan’s.
Leading 317 ships and almost 28,000 troops on his voyage, he lead seven more voyages, each one a successful and fruitful one.
Zheng He’s voyages around the world took place even earlier than Christopher Columbus’s journey to discover the Americans from Europe. He had influenced many a people along his journey, and the legacy of his voyages continues to play a role in the region.
Here, this is a blog featuring Zheng He and his adventurous voyages to the Western Ocean, with evidence that he was indeed a great navigator.
as told by us;
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