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

#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

@jpthuot03

#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

@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.

Just googled "Who is europe's Ibn Battuta" because I somehow for the life of me totally forgot the name of "Marco Polo"...

#traveller #longtime #travelgurus #ibnbattuta #marcopolo #zhenghe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta

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

11 juillet 1405 - La « Flotte des Trésors » largue les amarres

Le 11 juillet 1405, la flotte des Trésors largue les amarres pour un long périphe dans les mers du Sud, loin de la... #Chine.

C'est la première des sept grandes missions d'#exploration conduites par #ZhengHe pour le compte de l'empereur chinois Zhu Di et de son deuxième successeur. Elles précèdent de quelques décennies les grandes #expéditions maritimes des Européens.

#histoire

https://www.herodote.net/11_juillet_1405-evenement-14050711.php

https://framapiaf.org/media/kNUKGmPDvRBX1D6MglU