Zheng He - China's Great Voyager
This year marks the 600th annverserary of the maiden voyage of Zheng He, China's greatest maritime explorer in the 15th century. Leading one of the greatest fleets of all time, Zheng made seven voyages from Asia to Africa and took to the seas nearly a century before the European age of exploration began in earnest.

A woman passes by a model of a ship belonging to the famous fleet of Zheng He at an exhibition which opens today at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.¡ªShen Kai
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Navigator celebrated (12/7 07:34)
China commemorated the 600th anniversary of the first explorer to circumnavigate the world, believing it demonstrated early China's peaceful diplomacy as well as dissemination of its culture, in Beijing yesterday.

Marine search-rescue drill scales new height (8/7 07:36)
A rescue vessel sprays water on Hailing, a Chinese cargo ship which caught a fire in a mock collision yesterday during the country¡¯s largest-ever marine search and rescue drill in the East China Sea. -Wang Rongjiang

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  • Navigator celebrated (12/7 07:34)
  • Marine search-rescue drill scales new height (8/7 07:36)
  • Sino-Kenyan DNA (6/7 10:34)
  • Ceremonies fete ancient mariner (6/7 10:33)
  • Remembering the navigator who ruled the waves (5/7 10:32)
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    Significance of Zheng He's Voyages
  • Zheng He's Seven Voyages (1405-1433)  (28/6 17:07)
  • Zheng He's voyages promote trade and diplomatic ties (27/6 17:20)
  • Zheng He's legacy promotes ethnic harmony  (21/6 17:25)
  • Oceanic odyssey remains a treasure  (8/7 14:38)
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    Unsolved Mysteries
  • Chinese sailors' legacy on Kenyan islands (5/7 10:31)
  • Zheng He map sparks debate (21/6 17:29)
  • The Mystery of Zheng He's Boat  (27/2 16:33)
  • Was NZ discovered by Chinese sailors? (8/11 17:01)
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    Admiral Zheng He
  • Profile of Zheng He (28/6 14:33)
  • Zheng He's tomb in Nanjing (28/6 12:42)
  • Basking in reflected glory (24/6 17:30)
  • Master mariner's genealogy comes to light  (23/6 17:34)
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    Links to Other Resources
  • China's Great Armada (July issue of National Geographic Magazine) (28/6 15:10)
  • Official Website of Gavin Menzies (the author of 1421: The Year China Discovered the World) (28/6 15:01)
  • Zheng He ( From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) (28/6 12:56)
  • Zheng He's Voyage (CRIENGLISH.com) (28/6 09:35)
  • Zheng He's Inscription (27/6 17:14)