Zheng He (1371-1433), was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (Chinese: 三保太監下西洋) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433 Wikipedia
China's Great Armada, Admiral Zheng He - Six centuries ago a towering eunuch named Zheng He commanded the Ming dynasty's fleet of immense trading vessels on expeditions ranging as far as Africa. www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0507/feature2/index.html
Chinese cartography A map that revises history Jan 12th 2006 From The Economist print edition THE brave seamen whose great voyages of exploration opened up the world are iconic figures in European history. www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5381851
A map due to be unveiled in Beijing and London next week may lend weight to a theory a Chinese admiral discovered America before Christopher Columbus. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4609074.stm
The following exchange took place on the Map History (MapHist) list, between Mr Liu Gang, the owner of the map and myself. h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=H-Asia&mon...
This was exemplified famously with the export of a live giraffe from the African port of Malindi (now in Kenya) to the Imperial court and, of course, with the voyages of the legendary Chinese eunuch admiral Cheng Ho (Zheng He). www.laputanlogic.com/articles/2006/01/16-0036-4322.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Zheng He. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He
Zheng He Park in Yunnan The Kunyang Town of Southeast China's Yunnan Province is the birthplace of Zheng He. en.chinabroadcast.cn/2245/2005-6-13/Zt119@569.htm
The Mystery of Zheng He and America Important disclaimer : This article is not a proof of Zheng He or his fleet reaching America. www.asiawind.com/zhenghe
