A replica of a treasure ship that Admiral Zheng He (1371-1433) sailed in. The ship was on display in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Thursday and is to make its maiden voyage in 2014. Song Qiao ...

Chinese explorer Zheng He and his fleet sailed on diplomatic and business missions in the early 15th century, reaching as far as northeast Africa. Now more than 600 years later, a replica of his ...

Warning: This Star Trek: Picard article contains MAJOR spoilers for the season finale. Here’s everything we know about Riker’s fleet in the Season 1 finale of Star Trek: Picard, “Et in ...

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 ...

During an epic naval battle between Chinese and local forces off the coast of Sri Lanka more than 600 years ago, a massive treasure ship laden ... of Chinese admiral Zheng He, one of the greatest ...

The name of this ship is itself a very nerdy historical Easter egg. Zheng He was a 15th century Chinese diplomat and admiral who controlled a group of treasure ships known as the "Star Fleet ...

The man he chose as its commander was Zheng He. Against a backdrop of the mighty treasure ships under his command, Zheng He stands dressed in white in Hongnian Zhang’s modern oil painting of ...

The ship is named after a 15th-century Chinese explorer. In addition to being an accomplished mariner, Zheng He commanded the Ming Dynasty’s treasure ships, which were referred to as the “Star ...

As an important venue for the 600th Anniversary of Zhenghe's Expedition to the West Seas, the Zhenghe Treasure ... ship-makers. A 200-meter-long corridor of steles in the Zheng He Culture Region ...

A replica of a treasure ship that Admiral Zheng He (1371-1433) sailed in ... especially since those working on the project did not have a model that they could copy. Various Chinese historical ...