Estimates of the treasure ships' size are based in literary references in texts pertaining to the first of the Ming emperors, Zhu Di (1402-1424). Zhu Di was known for grandiose projects such as ...

Zheng He's ships, as depicted in a Chinese woodblock print thought to date to the early 17 th century. Treasure junks: fact or fiction? The Ming account of the voyages that followed strains ...

China's Ming Dynasty treasure ships realized trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea. Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate shared futures for Asia and the world across ...

Nearly 1,000 pieces of treasure — including copper coins and ornate pottery from the Ming Dynasty — were recovered from a pair of ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea ...

He sailed with monstrous vessels called "treasure ships." These boats were supposedly ... War had broken out between parts of Java and Ming China. Zheng He was a charismatic diplomat and a skilled ...