1421, the year China discovered America?.
Fourteen twenty-one, the year China discovered America?
- Resource Type
- Video
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- Subject
- China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
- Language
- English
Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet. Part one discusses his known voyages to Asia and Africa; part two discusses the controversial theory that he rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed on to America.