First Chinese naval expedition to African shores since 1525. Prior to that, China traded fairly heavily with the south and western Asian empires as well as the east coast of Africa. Their technical advances in naval architecture and navigation were unsurpassed and then they just dropped it all. I wonder why....
First Chinese naval expedition to African shores since 1525. Prior to that, China traded fairly heavily with the south and western Asian empires as well as the east coast of Africa. Their technical advances in naval architecture and navigation were unsurpassed and then they just dropped it all. I wonder why....