Fifteenth-century China was a maritime powerhouse that explored new lands and opened trade routes. It was also the best-connected political entity in the world, with a presence in Asia, Africa, and ...

Even in our 21st century of supertankers and cruise ships lit like floating cities, Zheng He’s treasure fleet still inspires awe. More than 300 vessels with some 30,000 men sailed in the first ...

Michael Wood tells the tale of Admiral Zheng He’s voyages before Columbus. We all know about Columbus, but what about the great Chinese ocean voyages that took place before his time? Michael Wood ...

More than 600 years after Zheng He led seven expeditions as far as the east coast of Africa, a navy training vessel named after him has launched the Chinese navy's second global goodwill voyage.

What explains Xi’s Belt and Road push? Above all, it may about domestic political legitimacy for the Chinese Communist Party. Some analysts see the project’s economic and political ambitions as a ...

Demi’s account of 15th-century Chinese explorer Zheng He is enlivened by images of the dazzling wealth his fleet carried back to China: “Precious ambergris used for medicine, cowrie shells, sapphires, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than six centuries ago, roughly 80 years ahead of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, Chinese admiral Zheng He reached the ...

Mixing ancient Chinese prints and vivid color photographs, Yamashita retraces forgotten journeys of Ming Dynasty explorer Zheng He, reputed to have reached the Americas 70 years before Christopher ...