Six centuries ago, a mighty armada of Chinese ships crossed the China Sea, then ventured west to Ceylon, Arabia, and East Africa. The fleet consisted of giant nine-masted junks, escorted by dozens ...
1271-1368) went on to build even more ships on a grand scale ... trading cruises throughout the Indian Ocean and the China seas (see Ancient Chinese Explorers). Ming seaborne commerce declined ...
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