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Zheng He, The Great Chinese Explorer - A Bilingual Story of Adventure and Discovery (Chinese and English) (Hardcover, Bilingual edition,Hardcover with Jacket)
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Zheng He, The Great Chinese Explorer - A Bilingual Story of Adventure and Discovery (Chinese and English) (Hardcover, Bilingual edition,Hardcover with Jacket)
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List price R415
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Discovery Miles 3 890
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In the West, legendary explorers like Christopher Columbus, Ernest
Shackleton and Sir Edmund Hillary are a recognized part of our
history. But in China, that legend belongs to the great explorer
Zheng He (1371-1433), who lived during China's renowned Ming
Dynasty. Zheng He, the Great Chinese Explorer is a bilingual
(English and Chinese) tale of his adventures. When he was a child,
Zheng He dreamed of foreign lands, his imagination was inspired by
the travels of his father and grandfather and the wonderful items
they brought back from trading trips to the West. A simple but
exotic porcelain vase in cobalt, a color not found in China at the
time, drove Zheng He to discover the origins of this unique
color-and become one of the most famous explorers in China's
history. From military brilliance to sea captain and diplomat,
Zheng He's life was never quiet! After serving the Emperor in the
military and helping China achieve peace and prosperity, Zheng He
was chosen to command great sea voyages, engaging in trade and
establishing relations with foreign governments. Over the course of
28 years, Zheng He made seven major expeditions by sea to South and
Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and even reaching as far as the
east coast of Africa. And after all that travel, his childhood
dream finally came true. On the Arabian Peninsula he discovered the
beautiful color for which he had been searching, and this unique
shade of blue became a trademark of the porcelain of the Ming
Dynasty.
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