Chinese treasure ship
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chinese-treasure-ship-230-3536383
title:
Chinese treasure ship
text:
A Chinese treasure ship is a type of large wooden Chinese junk in the fleet of admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages during the early 15th-century Ming dynasty. The size of the treasure ships, the largest ships in Zheng He's fleet, has been a subject of much controversy, with some old Chinese records mentioning the size of 44 zhang or 44.4 zhang, which has been interpreted by some modern scholars as over 100 m (330 ft) in length, while others have stated that Zheng He's largest ship was around
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encyclopedia
description:
Large wooden vessel commanded by the Chinese admiral Zheng He
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_treasure_ship
date created:
2006-04-23T01:36:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T16:34:55Z
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