Zheng He's voyages to the West have always been highly regarded in the history of navigation in China and even in the world. Originally, Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas were underestimated for a long time when the East and the West were isolated from each other. Moreover, many materials were intentionally destroyed due to his autism in the late Ming Dynasty, so that even China people did not know the historical position of Zheng He's voyage to the West for a long time. However, with the deepening of East-West exchanges and the improvement of China's international status, the historical position of Zheng He's voyages to the West was gradually discovered, and people's understanding of Zheng He's voyages to the West was gradually deepened.

Zheng He's Western Musical

Zheng He's voyage to the West was in 1405- 1433. Before the great discovery of western geography, no matter the size, number of people and route of the ship, it was unmatched by western navigators of the same age. Zheng He's voyage to the West took place in the most prosperous period of the Ming Dynasty, and Ming Taizu was overjoyed. In order to carry forward the national prestige, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were almost penniless at that time. Especially when the ancient navigation technology was still very backward at that time, such a human miracle was unbelievable.

The historical significance of Zheng He's voyage to the West lies in that he strengthened the ties between many Asian and African countries at that time, promoted the trade exchanges between many countries at that time, and objectively let the world know that there is an ancient empire in the Far East, which is rich, friendly and desirable, which is essentially different from the western expedition aimed at missionary colonization at the same time. In addition, since Zheng He's voyage to the West, China people's horizons have been broadened as never before. Since then, a large number of China people have gone to Nanyang for business and reclamation, forming the earliest overseas Chinese community in China. It can be said that Zheng He's voyages to the West have continued to this day, and its historical significance cannot be underestimated.

Where did eunuch Zheng He go to the Western Ocean?

Where was Zheng He's longest voyage to the West? Zheng He's longest voyage to the West is along the coast of the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa. In 407, in July of the third year of Yongle, Ming Chengzu ordered Zheng He to lead an army to sail on a seagoing ship. Their position is very large, with about 240 official ships and about 20 thousand people accompanying them. More than 30 countries have also been visited, distributed in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Zheng he's voyages

Zheng He's voyages to the West deepened China's exchanges with Southeast Asia and East Africa. These voyages to the West exhausted Zheng He's physical strength. On his last trip home, he died of overwork. There are also folk stories that call Zheng He's voyages to the West as Sambo eunuch's voyages to the West. Zheng He has been to Java, Sumatra, Tian Fang, Guri and other countries. The farthest places he reached were the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea coast. Others said that they might have been to Australia. The giraffe from Africa was made into a picture as a souvenir by painters in the Ming court, which is a proof of friendly exchanges between Asia and Africa.

In fact,

As for whether Zheng He has arrived in Australia, Zhu believes that the fleet led by Zheng He has probably arrived in Australian ports. According to Lu's discovery, there is an unknown land at the junction of Sumatra Island, that is, the Australian mainland.

What is the background of Zheng He's voyage to the West?

A large number of marine experts have emerged in China, laying a solid foundation for China's marine career. In many people's minds, when it comes to sailing, they will think of the adventures of western countries, such as Columbus and Magellan. But in fact, the starting point of navigation in eastern countries is earlier than

First of all, we should make clear the background of Zheng He's voyage to the West. Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean was a maritime adventure of China in the early Ming Dynasty. The emperor at that time was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle. This man is ambitious and determined to make the country stronger. When Emperor Yongle was in power, he dreamed of establishing good cooperative relations with other countries in the world, so he sent Zheng He and Zheng Zheng, who knew navigation technology, to other countries from the sea.

Second, the world pattern of Zheng He's voyages to the West. At that time, the development of the whole world was obviously ahead of the western countries. Contrary to the present situation, the Ming Dynasty was in its early stage, with relatively clear politics and an extremely important core position among the eastern countries. It can be said that on a global scale, China is the center of the stage. From the perspective of economy and trade, and from the perspective of consolidating our position, interaction with other countries is extremely important. In this process, we can strengthen the spiritual exchange between our country and other countries, highlight the status of China and reflect the long-standing culture of China.

Therefore, under this background, Zheng He's voyage to the West became an inevitable reason. Through Zheng He's voyage to the West, China has made new development and achievements in the field of navigation.