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Before the turn of the 21st century, little existed in English on the life and travels of Zheng He, an exception being Louise Levathes, When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405–1433 (1994). However, the 600th anniversary of the start of his voyages prompted several studies, including Ming-yang Su, Seven Epic Voyages of Zheng He in Ming China, 1405–1433 (2005); and Fang Zhongfu and Li Erhe, Peace Missions on a Grand Scale: Admiral Zheng He’s Seven Expeditions to the Western Oceans (2005). A more recent work is Hum Sin Hoon, Zheng He’s Art of Collaboration: Understanding the Legendary Chinese Admiral from a Management Perspective (2012).
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| Modified link of Web site: PBS - NOVA - The legendary Chinese seafarer the West overlooks. | Oct 02, 2026 | ||
| Top Questions revised. | Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hope College Digital Commons - Zheng He and the American Liberal Arts Education: Contexts and Complications (PDF). | Aug 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bridgewater State University - Virtual Commons - Lost Leviathans: The Technology of Zheng He�s Voyages (PDF). | Apr 12, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - The instrumental use of Zheng He's travels in official Sino-African relations' discourse (PDF). | Oct 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - Peaceful explorer or war criminal: Who was Zheng He, China's Muslim symbol of diplomacy? | Aug 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Oregon - Admiral Zheng He. | Apr 03, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Chinese Characters - Zheng He: The Admiral Goes to Africa. | Sep 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - NOVA - The legendary Chinese seafarer the West overlooks. | Jul 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Association for Asian Studies - Admiral Zheng He�s Voyages to the �West Oceans�. | Mar 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Mariners' Museum and Park - Ages of Exploration - Biography of Zheng He. | Feb 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Biography of Zheng He. | Dec 19, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Biography of Zheng He. | Aug 03, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - China�s Greatest Naval Explorer Sailed His Treasure Fleets as Far as East Africa. | Oct 19, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - The Seven Voyages of Zheng He. | Oct 19, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Zheng He: Famous Chinese Explorer Who Added Wealth and Power to the Ming Dynasty | Ancient Origins. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jehovah�s Witnesses - Biography of Zheng He. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Muslim Heritage - Zheng He � the Chinese Muslim Admiral. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 09, 2017 | ||
| Photograph of a statue of Zheng He added. | Dec 16, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 16, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Dec 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Mariners' Museum - Exploration through the Ages - Biography of Zheng He. | Mar 07, 2014 | ||
| Dates of Zheng He's second and third voyages revised. | Apr 05, 2011 | ||
| Article updated and transliteration changed to Pinyin. | Apr 03, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Apr 03, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: BBC News - Biography of Zheng He. | Oct 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Hyperhistory.net - Biography of Ho, Cheng. | Oct 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Classic Chinese Paintings - Biography of Cheng Ho. | Sep 04, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the International Zheng He Society. | Sep 04, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Biography of Cheng Ho. | Aug 30, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Time Net Planet - Biography of Cheng Ho. | Aug 30, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 27, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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