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The Historical Significance of Zheng He's Voyages
In the 28 years after AD 1405, Zheng He led the fleet for seven voyages to the Western Ocean. The route crossed the Indian Ocean from the Western Pacific Ocean to West Asia and the east coast of Africa, passing through more than 30 countries and regions. He sailed 87 years earlier than Columbus discovered the American continent, 92 years earlier than Da Gama and 114 years earlier than Magellan. Since the fire in Beijing’s Forbidden City in the 19 years of Daming Yongle burned most of the materials of Zheng He’s western world, the people of the country cannot see it today. In the history of the world’s navigation, he opened a direct route to the Pacific ocean and the Indian Ocean and other oceans. 600 years ago, from 1405, in 28 years, Zheng He led more than 200 vessels of the Chinese Ming Dynasty to sail on the world seas and visited various countries. According to Dr. Needham, a well-known British historian and Harvard University, the total number of ships owned by the Ming Dynasty of China in 1420 should not be less than 3,800, which exceeds the total number of European ships at the time. Today's Western scholars and experts also admitted that for the countries of the world at the time, the fleet led by Zheng He was unparalleled in scale and strength. Showcasing the strength of China’s national power in the early Ming Dynasty, China’s navy made its way across the oceans and achieved a tribute to all nations, and the prosperous era traced the Han and Tang dynasties.
Zheng He had visited over 30 countries including Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, True Wax, Guri, Siam, Adan, Tianfang, Zuofar, Hulundus, Mugudu, etc. It reaches the east coast of Africa, the Red Sea, Mecca and may have been to Australia. These records all represent the peak of China's seafaring expedition, more than eighty years before Western explorers Da Gama, Columbus and others. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was leading the West in the same period of time in terms of navigation technology, fleet size, distance, duration, and areas of involvement, creating miracles in the history of world navigation.
In the historical significance of Zheng He’s traveling to the West, there are many interpretations that go beyond navigation. In the long-term impact of overseas political intervention by Zheng He’s Western and Western counterparts, the most important thing is to manipulate the Straits of Malacca (the main channel for trade between China and the sea) and choose to help the robber’s head, Berry’s fan, Suzy, in 1409. Zheng He awarded his country and royal robe. Berry Faisal had personally paid tribute to China, making it a strong and prosperous commercial center in the Malacca swamp