Introduction to Zheng He

cctv.com 06-17-2005 10:03

Zheng He (Arabic name: Hajji Mahmud) (1371 - 1435), a famous Chinese mariner and explorer, made the voyages collectively referred to as the "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433. Life magazine ranked Zheng He the 14th most important person of the last millennium.

Editor:Hu Hang  Source:CCTV.com