The mystery of the gigantic ships——What’s the size of Zheng He’s Bao Chuan

摘要

正Six hundred years ago,Zheng He,with order from Em- peror Yongle of the Ming Dynasty(1403-1425),started his seven voyages down to the Western Ocean(around the area of the South- east Asian archipelago,the Indo-China Peninsular,the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsular and the eastern coast of Africa.) AS the leader of the fleet.Zheng He is undoubtedly the most outstanding navigator in the thousands of gears of Chinese history.His mammoth fleet with numerous,ships has made it legendary.