Lamu was Zhen He’s fleet most western destination. In the last few years, there has been great interest by the Chinese Government ... find ways to excavate this treasure. This is significant ...

After this voyage many ambassadors from the countries the treasure fleet had visited brought tribute to the Ming court. This voyage headed for Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. The fleet stopped at Champa ...

Between 1405 and 1433 Admiral Zheng He of China led seven epic voyages to more ... of history But after the seven voyages he and his Treasure Fleet were forgotten by China and the world for ...

Seaborne commerce on a large scale in Asia dates to the Song Dynasty of China (A.D. 960-1270 ... place with the construction of an immense treasure fleet—reported to consist of 317 ships ...