Zheng He (1371-1435) was believed to have been the first man to establish a direct sea route between the Western Pacific and Indian O ceans.

Zheng He was a charismatic diplomat and a skilled navigator who set foot in what is now India, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Maldives, Somalia, Yemen, Zanzibar, Kenya, and Oman.

Object Details Author Dreyer, Edward L Subject Zheng, He 1371-1435 Travel Contents Editor's preface -- Author's preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The enigma of Zheng He -- The Chinese Tributary System ...

The Ming eunuch Zheng He, who commanded fleets that voyaged to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean in the early fifteenth century, is today depicted as an 'ambassador of friendship' between China and ...

Zheng He - also known as Cheng Ho - is being hailed anew as a national hero; invoked by the Communist Party as a pioneer of China's "open-door" policies that have once again made China a world power.