A replica of the 1,800-tonne Zheng He Treasure Ship under construction in Nanjing, China. Zheng He made seven voyages to more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and Africa from 1405 to 1433 during the Ming Dynasty.
A replica of the 1,800-tonne Zheng He Treasure Ship under construction in Nanjing, China. Zheng He made seven voyages to more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and Africa from 1405 to 1433 during Show more
Zheng He's replica ship sailing into the future on wave of past glory
More than 600 years ago, the legendary Chinese Muslim explorer Zheng He was said to have sailed to the Arabian Peninsula and Africa in ships that dwarfed in size those of later European adventurers.