China and Sri Lanka have stepped up bilateral cooperation in heritage-led tourism and cultural economy development, ...

The third voyage (1409-1411) with 48 large ships and 30,000 troops, visited many of the same places as on the first voyage but also went to Malacca. The fourth voyage (1413-15) in addition to visiting ...

The tablet containing the inscription was brought to Sri Lanka from China by Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho [also Zheng He]. The item was therefore submitted ... places as on the first voyage but also went ...

His entrepreneurial journey highlights how the BRI is revitalizing historical connections. "Malacca, my hometown, was visited by Zheng He, the Chinese explorer, five times around six centuries ago, an ...

MALACCA: Legend has it that Admiral Zheng He and his armada left his home port of Nanjing in China for their epic voyage to India in the Year of the Snake in the 1400s. Along the way they stopped ...

Zheng He’s voyages followed in the wake of many ... crossing the Strait of Malacca while seeking to rival the Arab ships that dominated the trade routes in luxury goods across the Indian Ocean ...

Filipino deck fitter Gel Aguaviva was reported missing from Rio Tinto's bulk carrier RTM Zheng He on Boxing Day. At the time, the vessel was in international waters near the Philippines ...

Zheng He, known as Cheng Ho in Malay, was a celebrated envoy of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), who visited Malacca at least five times during his seven maritime expeditions. His voyages have not ...

attracting Arab and Chinese traders.Admiral Zheng He’s voyages during the Ming dynasty involved visits to Indian ports like Kochi and Calicut. While the Cheras were primarily focused on trade in the ...

Wang Lin, a tourist from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, marveled at the artifacts in the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum in Malacca, Malaysia, where the stories of China's legendary navigator and diplomat ...