#ZhengHe (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese eunuch, admiral and diplomat from the early #Mingdynasty,[2] who is
#ZhengHe (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese eunuch, admiral and diplomat from the early #Mingdynasty,[2] who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese

Listening to the Beyond Huaxia episode on Zheng He! https://beyondhuaxia.podbean.com/e/episode-21-zheng-he-and-the-maritime-world/ It’s the host’s favourite topic in this lecture series and you can tell.

#podcast #ChineseHistory #ZhengHe #MingDynasty

Episode 21: Zheng He and the Maritime World | Beyond Huaxia: A College History of China and Japan

From #ZhengHe's bronze bust to #COSCO's giant model ship, China's maritime legacy lives on in #Hamburg http://xhtxs.cn/3GV
East meets West in Hamburg's maritime treasures

#China (2) Ich bin ein großer Fan des alten China. Seht Euch z.B. mal an was es für Geschichten über #ZhengHe seine sieben Reisen und die große Ming-Flotte gibt. Darüber sollte mal ein hochwertiger Film gedreht werden. Ich bin auch ein Fan von #DieReiseindenWesten , von #SunWukong , dem Zeichentrickfilm #AufruhrimHimmel - in dem u.a. der Affengott Sun Wukong gegen #PrinzNeZha kämpft. Oder von den Büchern #DieKunstdesKrieges #Daodejing #IGing #DaswahreBuchvomsüdlichenBlütenland Schade, dass das
l #ZhengHe, who led seven voyages during the early 15th-century #Mingdynasty. The size of Chinese treasure ship has been a subject of debate with the History of Ming recording the size of 44 zhang or 44.4 zhang, which has been interpreted by some as over 100 m (330 ft) in length, while others have stated that Zheng He's

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#History #Circumnavigation
#Sailing #Exploer

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I know that the Asian fleets were active centuries before the European explores set sail (apart from the #Vikings, ca. year 1000 1)) One example is Admiral #ZhengHe, who made several voyages, but "only" reached #EastAfrica in the early 15th century during the #MingDynasty. 2)

Then, OFC, there were Indian, #Arab, and #Chinese merchant vessels. 2)

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https://muse.jhu.edu/article/783133

@stefan @wikipediaOTD

Project MUSE - <i>The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began</i> by Valerie Hansen (review)

@Tangersoto históricamente China había tenido figuras que tienden puentes comerciales y diplomáticos con el mundo, antes de cerrarse.

Como el Almirante #ZhengHe, que hace quedar a #Colón como un culo.

Vínculos con países fuertes en commodities es lo mínimo que debe buscar establecer un país con un (ahora) fuerte aparato productivo, a diferencia del expolio continuo basado en élites locales y regionales que es a lo que nos tienen acostumbrados.

I just saw a really good documentary about Zheng He's famous fleet. I think it is well worth watching.
Zheng He's Floating City: When China Dominated the Oceans #history #chinesehistory #zhenghe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-s1K56UgM0
Zheng He's Floating City: When China Dominated the Oceans

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