Zheng He, whose real name was Ma, was an outstanding navigator and diplomat in Ming Dynasty. His family has believed in Islam for generations. His grandfather and father have been to Mecca, the holy land of Islam, which made him know about foreign countries since he was a child. /kloc-at the end of 0/4, he was admitted to the palace and became a little eunuch. Judy, the prince of Yan, made many achievements in the battle for the throne, which won Judy's appreciation and made him Zheng He. In A.D. 1405, Zheng He's first voyage to the West was inspired by Judy, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
The western ocean is now the western part of Nanyang and the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean. Zheng He's fleet, led by Zheng He, has more than 60 seagoing ships, carrying more than 27,000 technicians, sailors, soldiers, doctors and translators. At that time, it was called treasure ship. The largest treasure ship is 44 feet long, and only sailors need 200 to 300 people. The huge fleet started from Liujia Port in the Yangtze River estuary and went south along the coast of Fujian, and successively arrived in Zhancheng, Java, Manzga, Ceylon, Guri and other countries, and completed its first mission in 1407. By 1433, Zheng He had set sail for seven times, passed through more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and Africa, and reached the east coast of Africa and the coast of the Red Sea as far as possible.
Zheng He's fleet went to the Western Ocean with a lot of gold and silver treasures, silk, porcelain, bronze and iron. As an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, he came to various countries and was warmly welcomed by kings and subjects of various countries. For example, King Zhancheng rode an elephant and led his subjects to beat drums and play music to welcome Zheng He. Zheng He presented precious gifts to kings of various countries and read out the imperial edict.
According to the book, the Ming Dynasty is willing to communicate sincerely and well with other countries, and conduct equal trade exchanges under the agreement of both sides in exchange for special products such as jewelry, spices and herbs from various countries. Zheng He's outstanding diplomatic activities enabled many countries to establish friendly relations with the Ming Dynasty. Kings of Luzon, Malaya and Manciga personally visited China and were warmly received by Ming Chengzu. Zheng He's voyages to the West not only expanded China's friendly relations with Asian and African countries, but also promoted its economic and cultural ties with these countries. Since then, people from China, Fujian and Guangdong provinces have gone to Nanyang Islands to work and do business. They brought advanced technologies such as sugar production and mining to China, worked hard with the local people in Nanyang, and made contributions to the economic development of Nanyang. Up to now, there are Sambo Dragon in Indonesia and Sambo Port in Thailand, which reflects the nostalgia and love of the people in Southeast Asia and overseas Chinese for Zheng He. Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia still respect Zheng He as a Sambo.
According to the time of Zheng He's last voyage to the West 1433, his voyage to the West was more than half a century earlier than that of the European navigator Da Gama who bypassed the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and Columbus who discovered America. More than 80 years before Magellan sailed around the world. Therefore, among the great navigators of his time, Zheng He can be said to be a great pioneer, and the number and scale of his voyages are unique, which is a feat in the history of world navigation.
Selected from: China's general knowledge of history.
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