The legacy of Zheng He -- China turns away from the sea after the death of Zheng He -- Dealing with the memory of Zheng He's voyages -- The rediscovery of Zheng He -- Appendix : Translations of ...

Spreading Chinese goods and prestige, Zheng He commanded seven voyages that established China as Asia's strongest naval power in the 1400s.

Zheng He's ship is shown to scale compared with that of Columbus at an exhibition in Dubai in 2006. (Flickr: Lars Plougmann)Zheng undertook a series of epic voyages between 1405 and 1433, leading ...