In an article accompanying the exhibition catalog, Wang Guangyao, a researcher from Beijing's Palace Museum, delves into the ...

Six centuries ago, Admiral Zheng He commanded seven “treasure voyages” around Asia in the halcyon days of China’s Ming Dynasty. His fleet of colossal four-masted wooden junks — the largest ...

The Galle Trilingual Inscription, a relic of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) legendary navigator and diplomat Zheng He's voyages, jointly nominated by China and Sri Lanka, has been officially ...

Taicang of Jiangsu province unveils on Tuesday a series of events to honor the 620th anniversary of Zheng He's legendary voyages to the West and celebrate the navigator's enduring spirit.

could have spread to the rest of the world while the treasure ship fleets of explorer Zheng He ruled the oceans. The artwork could be the earliest evidence of such domestication, shedding light on ...

“The history of Zheng He’s voyages that I learned in school has come alive before my eyes, thanks to the visa-free policy between China and Malaysia,” he said. Zheng He, known as Cheng Ho in ...

Wang Lin, a tourist from Hangzhou, marvelled at the artefacts in the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum in Melaka, where the stories of China’s legendary navigator and diplomat Zheng He are vividly ...

The Zheng He Voyages: A Reassessment. Zheng He undertook seven epic voyages from 1405 to 1433. He sailed with monstrous vessels called "treasure ships." These boats were supposedly the size of ...

BEIJING, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- July 11 marks the 20th Maritime Day of China and the 619th anniversary of the voyages of Zheng He, the famous Chinese Ming Dynasty navigator. Zheng He led a ...

BEIJING, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- July 11 marks the 20th Maritime Day of China and the 619th anniversary of the voyages of Zheng He, the famous Chinese Ming Dynasty navigator. The photo ...

Zheng He led a fleet of over 20,000 people from Taiping Port in Changle, east China's Fujian Province, to set sail into the ocean on July 11, 1405. Located on the southern bank of the Minjiang ...