Zheng he's voyages
Zheng He led the fleet to various places and collected treasures in various ways.
Mainly through buying and selling, physical exchange.
And get all kinds of rare treasures through collection.
So, here's the problem.
What treasures did Zheng He and his fleet bring back?
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Treasure 1- jewelry
During Zheng He's voyage to the West, he brought back the largest number of treasures, including all kinds of jade jewelry. Its huge quantity and luxurious style are really not comparable to today's general purchasing.
Archaeologists unearthed four precious gems in the tomb of King Liangzhuang: ruby, sapphire, emerald and golden emerald. It is found that they are all products from Southeast Asia. After sorting out the cultural relics and reading the epitaph, it is confirmed that Zheng He brought back the jewels when he went to the West.
According to historical records, after the treasure ship arrived in Adan-
"Wang Wenqi arrived, that is, he led the leaders to the seaside to meet salvation. When he arrived in Wang Fu, he saluted very respectfully and was deeply touched. He finished reading. The king told his compatriots, but some treasures were promised to be exchanged. He bought a large piece of opal worth two dollars, various elegant aunts and other exotic treasures, big pearls, and several coral trees two feet high. "
In addition, a gold ingot weighing 1874.3 grams was unearthed in the tomb of King Liangzhuang. The inscription on it shows that Zheng He also bought this gold from overseas.
Treasure 2-The Beast
According to records, Zheng He brought back many kinds of animals from overseas, including hexapod turtles, zebras, yellow and black tigers, camel horses, black bears, black apes, white deer, lions and leopards. Among them, what pleased the emperor the most was a beast named Kirin brought back from East Africa.
According to legend, when Zheng He returned to Ning with "Kirin", Judy personally went to Fengtianmen to meet the animals, which caused a sensation at that time.
Does the mythical animal Kirin really exist in the world?
A painting at that time revealed the answer for us-
the original
The so-called "Kirin" is just a giraffe in Africa.
Zhenbao 3-spices and seeds
According to historical records, Zheng He led the fleet to Zuffar:
"After watching, enjoying and kicking, the king sent a leader to tell China people all over the world to exchange frankincense, dragon's blood, aloe, myrrh, rest in peace, storax oil and momordica seed for porcelain."
It can be seen that in some areas with backward social and economic development, physical exchange is the main means for local people to obtain porcelain. Because of this, Zheng He acquired a large number of species that did not exist in China at that time.
Bitter gourd, a common ingredient today, was not recorded in medical books before the Ming Dynasty. Materia Medica for Disaster Relief and Compendium of Materia Medica were first included in the Ming Dynasty. It is suspected that eunuch Sambo was transplanted from Nanyang Islands when he went to the Western Ocean.